orchestre

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See also: orchestré

English

Etymology

French

Noun

orchestre (plural orchestres)

  1. Obsolete form of orchestra.

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.kɛstʁ/
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Noun

orchestre m (plural orchestres)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Some may be directly borrowed from Latin.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

orchestre f

  1. plural of orchestra

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Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

orchestre m (plural orchestres)

  1. (Jersey) orchestra

Romanian

Noun

orchestre f pl

  1. plural of orchestră