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Word entry · 9 letters

orchestra

Best crossword clue

"Conductor-led music group"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/Part of speech nounSorted acehorrstStarts with OEnds with A5 cluesVery common crossword word
1O2R3C4H5E6S7T8R9A

Definitions

  1. seating on the main floor in a theater

Word 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.)”).

Used in a sentence

  • The orchestra plays music for the dancers to dance to in the 19th century-styled dance hall.
  • It requires quite an orchestra to get a train to start; the guard blows his horn, the stationmaster rings a large bell, and the engine whistles.
  • Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra.

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Conductor-led music group9 letters
02Group playing symphonies9 letters
03Large group of musicians9 letters
04Large instrumental group9 letters
05Symphony group9 letters

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