Ensemble and String

Ensemble

Ensemble noun - An assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole.

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String and ensemble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "String" instead a noun "Ensemble".

String noun - A length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things.

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Ensemble and string are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ensemble" instead a noun "String".

Nearby Words: stringed, stringing, stringy, stringer

similar	similar ensemble	similar string
usual	usual ensemble	usual string
complex	complex ensemble	complex string
top	top ensemble	top string
Other adjectives: entire, massive, large, big, huge, blue, bad, impressive, black, new, unique, traditional, basic, giant, purple.

Twentieth-century composer Percy Grainger wrote for an ensemble of four to six Theremins (instead of a string quartet) in his composition "Free Music," utilizing their potential for notes of indeterminate pitch.

Source: Theremin
Friends resulted in a continuing string of ensemble Sitcom/Soap Operas, set in the city and populated by (supposedly) 20-somethings.

Source: Follow The Leader / Live-Action TV
The piece is usually performed with a string orchestra, but arrangements of it exist for almost every standard ensemble you can think of.

Source: Music / Pachelbel's Canon

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