orchestral

English

Etymology

orchestra +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/

Adjective

orchestral (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• orchestrally
• orchestral pop

 

Translations

relating to an orchestra

• Catalan: orquestral
• Danish: orkestral
• Dutch: orkestraal (nl)
• Finnish: orkestraalinen
• French: orchestral (fr)
• Galician: orquestral (gl)
• Greek: ορχηστρικός (el) m (orchistrikós)
• Italian: orchestrale (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: orkestral

  Nynorsk: orkestral

• Polish: orkiestralny, orkiestrowy (pl)
• Portuguese: orquestral (pt)
• Romanian: orchestral (ro), de orchestră
• Russian: оркестро́вый (ru) (orkestróvyj)
• Spanish: orquestal (es)
• Swedish: orkestral (sv)

Noun

orchestral (plural orchestrals)

1. (uncommon) An orchestral performance.
   • 1984, Charles Buttrose, Words and Music, page 62:

     The ABC would have top-billing for the orchestral concerts and Williamsons for the recitals; we would go for a three-guinea top for the orchestrals, at that time a record; the ABC would do the front of house and the banking; [...]

   • 2011, Dorien Grey, Short Circuits: A Life in Blogs: - Book 1, →ISBN:

     I also enjoy, still using music as an analogy, when Nature segues from quieter contemplative pieces featuring fog and overcast and rain to the full orchestrals of storms: booming tympani of thunder, cymbal crashes of lightning, full-brass of wind ...

   • 2017, Karrie Gavin, Moon Philadelphia: Including Pennsylvania Dutch Country, →ISBN:

     Classical composers like Alexander Reinagle, Rayner Taylor, and Susannah Haswell Rowson made their names in the 18th century, while the 19th century was given over to English opera, religious orchestrals, and gospel.

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From orchestre +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.kɛs.tʁal/

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Adjective

orchestral (feminine orchestrale, masculine plural orchestraux, feminine plural orchestrales)

1. orchestral

Further reading

• “orchestral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French orchestral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌor.cesˈtral/

Adjective

orchestral m or n (feminine singular orchestrală, masculine plural orchestrali, feminine and neuter plural orchestrale)

1. orchestral

Declension

Declension of orchestral

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	orchestral		orchestrală	orchestrali	orchestrale
	definite	orchestralul		orchestrala	orchestralii	orchestralele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	orchestral		orchestrale	orchestrali	orchestrale
	definite	orchestralului		orchestralei	orchestralelor	orchestralilor