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feminine
/oɾˈkesta/
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Translation
orchestra
Word origin
From Latin orchestra, from Greek orkhestra, the semicircular space in front of the stage where the chorus danced, from orkheisthai ('to dance').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- orkhestra
- English cognates
- orchestra
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralorquestas
Examples
apagaron .
The orchestra started to play as soon as the lights went out.
violín juvenil.
My sister plays the violin in a youth orchestra.
batuta .
The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
¿ sinfónica ?
Have you heard that symphony orchestra live?
ensaya .
The orchestra rehearses every afternoon at the theatre.
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