SYMPHONY


Meaning of SYMPHONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

Etymology: Middle English symphonie, from Middle French, from Latin symphonia, from Greek symphōnia, from symphōnos concordant in sound, from syn- + phōnē voice, sound — more at ban

Date: 15th century

1. : consonance of sounds

2.

a. : ritornello 1

b. : sinfonia 1

c.

(1) : a usually long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

(2) : a musical composition (as for organ) resembling such a symphony in complexity or variety

3. : consonance or harmony of color (as in a painting)

4.

a. : symphony orchestra

b. : a symphony orchestra concert

5. : something that in its harmonious complexity or variety suggests a symphonic composition

a symphony of flavors

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.