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orchestral

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AO0 R K EH1 S T R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • orchestral music/piece/sound

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An orchestral performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or composed for an orchestra

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • orchestral score

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρᾰ (-tră) Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra)bor. Latin orchēstrabor. English orchestra English -al English orchestral From orchestra + -al.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: orquestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Danish: orkestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Dutch: orkestraal — relating to an orchestra
  • Finnish: orkestraalinen — relating to an orchestra
  • French: orchestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Galician: orquestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Greek: ορχηστρικός (orchistrikós) — relating to an orchestra
  • Italian: orchestrale — relating to an orchestra
  • Norwegian Bokmål: orkestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orkestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Polish: orkiestralny — relating to an orchestra
  • Polish: orkiestrowy — relating to an orchestra
  • Portuguese: orquestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Romanian: orchestral — relating to an orchestra
  • Romanian: de orchestră — relating to an orchestra
  • Russian: оркестро́вый (orkestróvyj) — relating to an orchestra
  • Spanish: orquestal — relating to an orchestra
  • Swedish: orkestral — relating to an orchestra
Real reading context

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