/fil'hahr mon"ik, fil'euhr-/ , adj.
1. fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used esp. in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts) .
2. of, noting, or presented by a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
n.
3. a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
[ 1755-65; PHIL- + HARMONIC; modeled on F philharmonique or It filarmonico ]