symphony
English
/ˈsɪm.fə.ni/, /ˈsɪm.pfə.ni/
noun
Definitions
- An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
- (music) An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
- Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
- (US) A symphony orchestra.
Etymology
Derived from Old French simphonie derived from Latin symphonia derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (symphony).
Origin
Ancient Greek
συμφωνία
Gloss
symphony
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- goer English
- minisymphony English
- nonsymphonic English
- presymphony English
- symphonette English
- symphonic English
- symphonically English
- symphonism English
- symphonist English
- symphonygoer English
- unsymphonic English
- sinfonia Finnish
- symphonia Latin
- symphōnia Latin
- Symphonie German
- sinfonia Italian
- symfonie Dutch, Flemish
- симфо́ния Russian
- συμφωνία Ancient Greek
- σῠ́μφωνος Ancient Greek
- φωνή Ancient Greek
- symfoni Norwegian Bokmål
- symfoni Swedish
- シンフォニー Japanese
- symfoni Norwegian Nynorsk
- symphonye Middle English
- simphonie Old French
- zanfona Galician
- simfonie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- συμφωνία Greek (modern)