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orchestration (n.)

1840, "the act, process, or art of arranging music for an orchestra," from French orchestration (see orchestrate). U.S. slang sense of "an overcoat" is by 1940.

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Definitions of orchestration from WordNet

orchestration (n.)
an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band;
orchestration (n.)
the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments;
Synonyms: instrumentation
orchestration (n.)
an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect;
the skillful orchestration of his political campaign
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