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symphony

/sˈɪmfʌni/noun3 syllables

Symphony means: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies.

Synonyms for symphony3

noun, as in a large orchestra; can perform symphonies

symphony orchestra, philharmonic

noun, as in a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

symphonic music

What does symphony mean?2

noun

1

a large orchestra; can perform symphonies“we heard the Vienna symphony”

2

a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Symphony in a sentence

  • Tonight, a local composer will debut a symphony of his own.marcelostockle
  • The repeated triplets are the most prominent motif in that movement of the symphony.AlanF_US
  • The four-year old prodigy composed a symphony.Eccles17
  • I wrote an arrangement of this piece for a symphony orchestra.mailohilohi
  • Not many people know he wrote a symphony.mailohilohi
  • They moved with the elegance of a well-rehearsed symphony.Igider
  • The tempo changed gradually toward the end of the symphony.mccarras
  • This symphony is a real work of art.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of symphony

as a noun

plural
symphonies