symphony

  • 41symphony — Synonyms and related words: German band, Philharmonic, accord, accordance, affinity, agape, agreement, amity, attune, attunement, band, big band, bonds of harmony, brass, brass band, brass choir, brass quintet, brass section, brasses, brotherly… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42symphony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. consonance, harmony, concert, concord; sinfonia, sinfonietta, symphony orchestra, philharmonic. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Harmony] Syn. concord, chord, consonance; see harmony 1 . 2. [A… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43symphony — sym|pho|ny [ sımfəni ] noun count * a long piece of classical music played by a symphony orchestra …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44symphony — [13] Symphony originally meant ‘harmony’; it was not used for a ‘large scale piece of orchestral music in several movements’ until the late 18th century. The word came via Old French symphonie and Latin symphōnia from Greek sumphōníā, a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 45symphony — англ. [си/мфэни] симфония, симфонический ◊ symphony orchestra [си/мфэни о/кистрэ] симф. орк …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 46symphony — [[t]sɪ̱mfəni[/t]] symphonies N COUNT: oft in names A symphony is a piece of music written to be played by an orchestra. Symphonies are usually made up of four separate sections called movements …

    English dictionary

  • 47symphony n — Those who hate classical music have my symphony …

    English expressions

  • 48symphony — noun (plural symphonies) an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements with at least one in sonata form. ↘chiefly historical an orchestral interlude in a large scale vocal work. ↘chiefly N. Amer. (especially in… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 49symphony — noun (C) a long piece of music usually in four parts written for an orchestra: Beethoven s Third Symphony …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50symphony — n 1. piece, opus; sonata, concerto, fantasia; tone poem, symphonic poem, symphonic ode; classical music, concert music, symphonic music, Inf. longhair music. 2. orchestra, symphony orchestra, Philharmonic. 3. concert, pop or pops concert;… …

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