n.
Pronunciation: -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: Middle English symphonie, from Middle French, from Latin symphonia, from Greek symph ō nia, from symph ō nos concordant in sound, from syn- + ph ō n ē 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>