non-orchestral

adjective

non-or·​ches·​tral (ˈ)nän-(ˈ)ȯr-¦ke-strəl 

variants or nonorchestral

: not orchestral

A pleasant suburban locale that often puts on concerts of chamber music and other non-orchestral classical music, especially Friday evenings and Saturday lunchtimes.

—Daniel Jacobs, The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, 2009

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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