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orchestra  (orchestras plural )
1  n-count An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together. Orchestras usually play classical music. 
oft in names 
...the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.  
 →  chamber orchestra 
 →  symphony orchestra 
2  n-sing The orchestra or  the orchestra seats in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. 
 (mainly AM) usu the N, N n 
in BRIT, usually use  stalls  

chamber orchestra   (chamber orchestras plural )A chamber orchestra is a small orchestra which plays classical music.  n-count 
orchestra pit  
In a theatre,  the orchestra pit is the space reserved for the musicians playing the music for an opera, musical, or ballet, immediately in front of or below the stage.  n-sing 
symphony orchestra   (symphony orchestras plural )A symphony orchestra is a large orchestra that plays classical music.  n-count; n-in-names 



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