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Definition of Ensemble
1. Noun. A group of musicians playing or singing together. "A string ensemble"
Specialized synonyms: Gamelan, Jug Band, Pop Group, Mariachi, Skiffle Group
2. Noun. A cast other than the principals.
3. Noun. The chorus of a ballet company.
Group relationships: Ballet Company
Generic synonyms: Chorus, Chorus Line
4. Noun. An assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole.
Category relationships: Art, Artistic Creation, Artistic Production
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
5. Noun. A coordinated outfit (set of clothing).
Definition of Ensemble
1. n. The whole; all the parts taken together.
2. adv. All at once; together.
Definition of Ensemble
1. Noun. a group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole ¹
2. Noun. a coordinated costume or outfit; a suite ¹
3. Noun. a group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company ¹
4. Noun. (music) a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ensemble
1. a group of complementary parts [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ensemble
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensemble
Literary usage of Ensemble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"For each of the three groups, constituting the ensemble of the Order of St.
Dominic, we shall examine: A. ..."
2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1899)
"By an external change a we pass, for example, from the ensemble of impressions
A to the ensemble B. We correct this change by a voluntary internal change ß ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1921)
"The notions of limit element, derived ensemble, closed ensemble, perfect ensemble,
easily extend to abstract ensembles. Fréchet introduces a new notion, ..."
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