ensemble
Other forms: ensembles
An ensemble is a group of musicians, dancers, or actors who perform together, like an ensemble which has been playing music together for several years.
Ensemble comes from the Middle French word ensemblée, which means "together, at the same time." Groups of people who perform at the same time are ensembles, so are things that are put together. A collection of short stories or artwork can be an ensemble, but you don't have to be a writer or artist to be complimented on your ensemble — the outfit you are wearing.
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an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a wholesynonyms: tout ensembletype of:accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collectionseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
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a group of musicians playing or singing together“a string ensemble”types:gamelana traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongsjug banda musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instrumentspop groupa group that plays pop musicmariachia group of musicians playing a style of Mexican folk music featuring trumpets, guitars, and violinsskiffle groupa band of musicians who play skiffleindiea pop group not affiliated with a major record companytype of:musical group, musical organisation, musical organizationan organization of musicians who perform together
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a cast other than the principalssynonyms: supporting players
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the chorus of a ballet companysynonyms: corps de ballet
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a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)types:sailor suita boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform
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