Topic: MUSIC
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | symphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Greek, from symphonos 'sounding together', from syn- ( SYN-) + phone 'voice, sound' |
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sym‧pho‧ny
plural symphonies [countable]
plural symphonies [countable]1APM a long piece of music usually in four parts, written for an orchestra :
Bruckner's Fifth Symphony
Bruckner's Fifth Symphony2APM also symphony orchestra a large group of classical musicians led by a conductor
—symphonic
adjective
adjective