ensemblenoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/us/ˌɑːnˈsɑːm.bəl/a group of things or people acting or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together:
The Mozart Ensemble is/are playing at Carnegie Hall tonight.
She bought a dress and matching hat, gloves, and shoes - in fact the whole ensemble.
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Groups of musicians
- band
- big band
- boy band
- brass band
- chamber orchestra
- duo
- gamelan
- group
- military band
- octet
- orchestra
- philharmonic
- quartet
- quintet
- rhythm section
- septet
- sextet
- string quartet
- tribute band
- trio
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