philharmonic

phil·har·mon·ic

noun
\ˌfi-lər-ˈmä-nik, -(ˌ)lär-; ˌfil-(ˌ)här-\

Definition of PHILHARMONIC

: symphony orchestra

Examples of PHILHARMONIC

1. <served as a conductor for the philharmonic>

Origin of PHILHARMONIC

French philharmonique, literally, loving harmony, from Italian filarmonico, from fil- phil- + armonia harmony, from Latin harmonia

First Known Use: 1843

Related to PHILHARMONIC

Synonyms: orchestra, ²band, symphony, symphony orchestra

Related Words: brass band, chamber orchestra, sinfonietta; brasses, strings, woodwinds; combo, ensemble, group; company, troupe; duo, octet, quartet (also quartette), quintet, septet, sextet, trio

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Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

Rhymes with PHILHARMONIC

catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic