sym·pho·ny
(sĭm′fə-nē)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.
[Middle English symphonye, harmony, from Old French symphonie, from Latin symphōnia, from Greek sumphōniā, from sumphōnos, harmonious : sun-, syn- + phōnē, sound; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
symphony
(ˈsɪmfənɪ)n, pl -nies
1. (Classical Music) an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form. The classical form of the symphony was fixed by Haydn and Mozart, but the innovations of subsequent composers have freed it entirely from classical constraints. It continues to be a vehicle for serious, large-scale orchestral music
2. (Classical Music) a piece of instrumental music in up to three very short movements, used as an overture to or interlude in a baroque opera
3. (Classical Music) any purely orchestral movement in a vocal work, such as a cantata or oratorio
4. (Classical Music) short for symphony orchestra
5. (Classical Music) (in musical theory, esp of classical Greece)
a. another word for consonance3 Compare diaphony2
b. the interval of unison
6. anything distinguished by a harmonious composition: the picture was a symphony of green.
7. archaic harmony in general; concord
[C13: from Old French symphonie, from Latin symphōnia concord, concert, from Greek sumphōnia, from syn- + phōnē sound]
symphonic adj
symˈphonically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sym•pho•ny
(ˈsɪm fə ni)n., pl. -nies.
1.
a. an extended sonatalike musical composition for large orchestra.
b. ritornello.
3. a concert performed by a symphony orchestra.
4. anything characterized by a harmonious combination of elements, esp. an effective combination of colors.
5. harmony of sounds.
6. Archaic. agreement; concord.
[1250–1300; Middle English symfonye < Old French symphonie < Latin symphōnia concert < Greek symphōnía harmony. See sym-, -phony]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
symphony
An extended orchestral work, usually in four movements.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  symphony - a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestrasonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms |
| 2. |  symphony - a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"orchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
symphony
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
symfonie
symfoni
sinfonia
simfonija
szimfónia
sinfónía
交響曲
교향곡
simfonijasimfoninis
simfonijasimfōnija
symfónia
simfonija
symfoni
เพลงสำหรับวงดนตรีประสานเสียงขนาดใหญ่
nhạc giao hưởng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
symphony
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
symphony
(ˈsimfəni) – plural ˈsymphonies – noun a usually long piece of music for an orchestra of many different instruments, in three or four movements or parts.
symˈphonic (-ˈfo-) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
symphony
→ سِيمْفُونِيَّة symfonie symfoni Sinfonie συμφωνία sinfonía sinfonia symphonie simfonija sinfonia 交響曲 교향곡 symfonie symfoni symfonia sinfonia симфония symfoni เพลงสำหรับวงดนตรีประสานเสียงขนาดใหญ่ senfoni nhạc giao hưởng 交响乐Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009