orchestra
B1Substantiv/US /ˈɔrkəstrə/ ÔRK-əstr-ə; UK /ˈɔrkəstrə/ ÔRK-əstr-ə/
The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians.
