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 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>