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ensemble - a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble" |
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musical group,
musical organisation,
musical organization an organization of musicians who perform together
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gamelan a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs
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jug band a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments
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pop group a group that plays pop music
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mariachi a group of street musicians in Mexico
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skiffle group a band of musicians who play skiffle
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ensemble - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing) |
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getup,
outfit,
rig,
turnout a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
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sailor suit a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform
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ensemble - an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole |
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accumulation,
aggregation,
assemblage,
collection the act of accumulating
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art,
artistic creation,
artistic production the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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ensemble - a cast other than the principals |
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cast,
cast of characters,
dramatis personae the act of throwing dice
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