ENSEMBLE

ensemble

(noun) a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)

ensemble, tout ensemble

(noun) an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

ensemble

(noun) a group of musicians playing or singing together; “a string ensemble”

ensemble, supporting players

(noun) a cast other than the principals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ensemble (plural ensembles)

A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole.

(fashion) A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit.

(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.

(music) A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.

(mathematics, physics) A probability distribution for the state of the system.

(machine learning) A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

Verb

ensemble (third-person singular simple present ensembles, present participle ensembling, simple past and past participle ensembled)

To put together in a coordinated whole.

(music) To perform in a musical ensemble.

Source: Wiktionary


En`sem"ble, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: The whole; all the parts taken together.

En`sem"ble, adv. Etym: [F.]

Definition: All at once; together.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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