What is the definition of orchestra?

Answer 1

orchestra |ˈôrkistrə; -ˌkestrə|

noun

1 a group of instrumentalists, esp. one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.

2 (also orchestra pit) the part of a theater where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level than the audience.

• the seats on the ground floor in a theater.

3 the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theater stage where the chorus danced and sang.

ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek orkhēstra, from orkheisthai 'to