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Noun: symphony  sim-fu-nee
  1. A long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
    - symphonic music, sinfonia
     
  2. A large orchestra; can perform symphonies
    "we heard the Vienna symphony"; "we heard the Vienna symphony orchestra"
    - symphony orchestra, philharmonic

Derived forms: symphonies

See also: symphonic, symphonize

Type of: orchestra, sonata

Encyclopedia: Symphony