symphony

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪm.fə.ni/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long piece of music for a large orchestra.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.

Examples

  • Do you know the concert schedule of London Symphony Orchestra?

  • The key of the symphony is G minor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsɪɱ.fə.nɪi̯]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.

  2. An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

  3. A symphony orchestra.

More examples

In context

  • classical symphony

  • compose a symphony

  • full symphony orchestra

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The composer wrote a beautiful blank for the orchestra to play last year.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English symphonye, from Old French simphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). By surface analysis, sym- + -phony. Doublet of sinfonia, symphonia, tsampouna, and zampogna.