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I think you need the music dictionary to look up chamber orchestra. I found some excerpts near the bottom of this page:
http://www.shilakowskyarts.com/professorharrisshil.htm
Basically it says that it used to mean a group where each instrument had a part (rather than being divided up into sections). The definition (apparently taken from the Oxford Dictionary of Music) goes on to say:
There are organizations calling themselves 'Chamber Orchestra' that are merely small ordinary orchestra. The term is a new one and has not yet settled down to precise meaning...."
So there you have it. FWIW.
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