Added 8 October 2026
orchestra
/ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/ noun
Latin root: orchēstra Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about orchestra at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players.
- Seating on the main floor in a theater.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”) + -τρᾰ (-tră, “a suffix used to form instrument nouns (pl.)”).
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