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noun, masculine

orchestre

/ɔʁ.kɛstʁ/

noun, masculine/ɔʁ.kɛstʁ/plural: orchestres

orchestra, band; stalls (of cinema or theatre)

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