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ensemble
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ensemble has 5 senses
- ensemble(n = noun.group) Array - a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble" is a kind of musical group, musical organisation, musical organization
- ensemble(n = noun.group) supporting players - a cast other than the principals; Array is a kind of cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
- ensemble(n = noun.group) corps de ballet - the chorus of a ballet company; Array is a member of ballet company
- ensemble(n = noun.group) tout ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole; Array is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
- ensemble(n = noun.artifact) Array - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing); Array is a kind of getup, outfit, rig, turnout
has particulars: gamelan, jug band, pop group, mariachi, skiffle group
is a kind of chorus, chorus line
has particulars: sailor suit
CIDE DICTIONARY
ensemble, n. [F.].
The whole; all the parts taken together. [1913 Webster]
ensemble, adv. [F.].
All at once; together. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ensemble, n.
1 a a thing viewed as the sum of its parts. b the general effect of this.
2 a set of clothes worn together; an outfit.
3 a group of actors, dancers, musicians, etc., performing together, esp. subsidiary dancers in ballet etc.
4 Mus. a a concerted passage for an ensemble. b the manner in which this is performed (good ensemble).
5 Math. a group of systems with the same constitution but possibly in different states.
1 a a thing viewed as the sum of its parts. b the general effect of this.
2 a set of clothes worn together; an outfit.
3 a group of actors, dancers, musicians, etc., performing together, esp. subsidiary dancers in ballet etc.
4 Mus. a a concerted passage for an ensemble. b the manner in which this is performed (good ensemble).
5 Math. a group of systems with the same constitution but possibly in different states.
Etymology
F, ult. f. L insimul (as IN-(2), simul at the same time)
THESAURUS
ensemble
German band, Liederkranz, Liedertafel, Philharmonic, a cappella, acting company, admixture, agglomeration, aggregate, all at once, alloy, amalgam, apparel, assemblage, attire, band, big band, blend, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, callithumpian band, cast, cast of characters, chamber chorus, chamber orchestra, characters, choir, choral group, choral society, choral symphony, chorale, chorus, circus troupe, clothes, clothing, collection, collectively, combination, combo, commixture, communally, company, composite, composition, compound, concert band, concoction, confection, conglomeration, conjointly, coordinates, corporately, corps de ballet, costume, desks, dixieland band, dramatis personae, en masse, entirety, gamelan orchestra, garb, garments, glee club, group, immixture, in a body, in association, in company, in conjunction, intermixture, jazz band, jointly, jug band, magma, military band, mixed chorus, mixture, mutually, oratorio society, orchestra, outfit, paste, quartet, quintet, ragtime band, repertory company, rock-and-roll group, set, sextet, singing club, skiffle band, steel band, stock company, street band, string band, string choir, string orchestra, string quartet, strings, supporting cast, swing band, symphony, symphony orchestra, together, totality, trio, troupe, unitedly, voices, waits, whole, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind quartet, woodwindsROGET THESAURUS
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Whole
N whole, totality, integrity, totalness, entirety, ensemble, collectiveness, unity, completeness, indivisibility, indiscerptibility, integration, embodiment, integer, all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, be all and end all, complex, complexus, lock stock and barrel, bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages, trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part, essential part, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, the long and the short, nearly, all, almost all, whole, total, integral, entire, complete, one, individual, unbroken, intact, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn, seamless, undiminished, undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised, indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible, wholesale, sweeping, comprehensive, wholly, altogether, totally, entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together, in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run, en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch, substantially, tout bien ou rien.
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