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orchestre

See also: orchestré

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Noun

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orchestre (plural orchestres)

  1. Obsolete form of orchestra.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra). The word was feminine (like its etymon) until the 18th century.

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  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.kɛstʁ/
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Noun

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orchestre m (plural orchestres)

  1. orchestra, band
  2. stalls (of cinema or theatre)

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Some may be directly borrowed from Latin.

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Italian

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orchestre f

  1. plural of orchestra

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”).

Noun

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orchestre m (plural orchestres)

  1. (Jersey) orchestra

Romanian

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orchestre f pl

  1. plural of orchestră
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