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| sym·pho·ny [ símfənee ] (plural sym·pho·nies) |
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1. complex musical composition: a major work for an orchestra, including wind, string, and percussion instruments, usually composed in four movements, at least one of which is in sonata form
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2. music
Same as symphony orchestra
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3. concert by symphony orchestra: a concert performed by a symphony orchestra
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4. harmonious composition or arrangement: something that is harmoniously composed
  The painting was a symphony of blues, greens, and yellows.
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5. harmony of sounds or colors: harmony or agreement of sounds or colors
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archaic
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| [13th century. Via Latin symphonia "sound of instruments, harmony" < Greek sumphōnia, literally "sounding together" < phōnē "sound"] |
