symphony

sym·pho·ny  (smf-n)

n. pl. sym·pho·nies

1. Music

a. An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra.

b. An instrumental passage in a vocal or choral composition.

c. An instrumental overture or interlude, as in early opera.

2. Music

a. A symphony orchestra.

b. An orchestral concert.

3. Harmony, especially of sound or color.

4. Something characterized by a harmonious combination of elements.

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[Middle English symphonye, harmony, from Old French symphonie, from Latin symphnia, from Greek sumphni, from sumphnos, harmonious : sun-, syn- + phn, sound; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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symphony

Noun

pl -nies

1. a large-scale orchestral composition with several movements

2. an orchestral movement in a vocal work such as an oratorio

3. short for symphony orchestra

4. anything that has a pleasing arrangement of colours or shapes: the garden was a symphony of coloured bunting [Greek sun- together + phōnē sound]

symphonic adj

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Symphony a collection of sounds; a chorus; a collection of musical sounds or attractive colours, 1874.

Examples: symphony of colour, 1874; of commendations, 1654; of laughter, 1713; of the ocean, 1849.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	symphony - a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra symphonic music sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
	2.	symphony - a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" philharmonic, symphony orchestra orchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

Translations

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] n → sinfonía

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] n → symphonie f

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] n → Sinfonie f

symphony [ˈsɪmfənɪ] n → sinfonia

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symphony

n symphony [ˈsimfəni]

a usually long piece of music for an orchestra of many different instruments, in three or four movements or parts. simfonie سمفونِيَّه: تأليف موسيقي من عِدَّة حَرَكات تَعْزِفُه فِرقَةٌ كامِلَه симфония symfonie symfoni die Sinfonie συμφωνία (μουσ.) sinfonía sümfoonia سمفوني sinfonia symphonie סִימפוֹניָה संस्वन, संहवनिकता, स्वर संगीत simfonija; sklad szimfónia simfoni sinfónía sinfonia 交響曲 교향곡 simfonija simfonija simfoni symfonie symfoni symfonia sinfonia simfonie симфония symfónia simfonija simfonija symfoni ดนตรีวงใหญ่ senfoni 交響曲(樂) симфонія سروں کی ہم آہنگی khúc nhạc giao hưởng 交响曲（乐）

adj symˈphonic [-ˈfo-]

simfonies سِمْفوني симфоничен symfonický symfonisk sinfonisch συμφωνικός sinfónico sümfooniline بصورت سمفوني sinfoninen symphonique סִימפוֹנִי स्वर संगीत का simfonijski szimfonikus seperti simfoni sinfónískur, sinfóníu- sinfonico 交響曲の 교향곡의 simfoninis simfonisks simfoni symfonisch symfonisk symfoniczny sinfónico simfonic симфонический symfonický simfoničen simfonijski symfonisk เกี่ยวกับวงดนตรีวงใหญ่ senfonik 交響樂的 симфонічний ہم صوت thuộc bản nhạc giao hưởng 交响乐的