musical group vs orchestra

orchestra vs musical group

musical group and orchestra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
musical group	Yes	No	No	No
orchestra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, orchestra is a hyponym of musical group; that is, orchestra is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical group:

musical group: an organization of musicians who perform together
orchestra: a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

Other hyponyms of musical group include chorus, ensemble, section, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, band, band, dance band, dance orchestra.

musical group (noun)	orchestra (noun)
an organization of musicians who perform together	seating on the main floor in a theater
	a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

Difference between musical group and orchestra

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