Main Entry:

sym·pho·ny

Pronunciation:

\-nē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural sym·pho·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 sounds2 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 variety3: consonance or harmony of color (as in a painting)4 a: symphony orchestra b: a symphony orchestra concert5: something that in its harmonious complexity or variety suggests a symphonic composition <a symphony of flavors>