orchestra
/ˈɔr·kə·strə/, /-kes·trə/ n [C]Definition
› a large group of musicians playing different instruments and usually organized to play together and led by a conductor: the New York Philharmonic Orchestra › The orchestra of a theater is the part on the main floor: We’ve got seats in the fifth row of the orchestra. orchestral /ɔrˈkes·trəl/ adj [not gradable] › an orchestral arrangement
(Definition of orchestra n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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