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sym·pho·ny
 symphony
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- pronunciation:
- sIm
f
ni
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
symphonies |
| definition 1: |
a musical composition for orchestra, usu. having three or four movements and similar in form to a sonata.
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| definition 2: |
a symphony orchestra.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) an orchestral performance; concert.
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| definition 4: |
anything marked by harmonious sounds, colors, or other elements.
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| related words: |
music, orchestra |
adjective + (n.)symphony
classical, discordant, entire, favorite, glorious, grand, lavish, minor, monotonous, renowned, romantic, silent, solar, unfinished
verb + (n.)symphony
assemble, attend, compose, conduct, explode, listen, orchestrate, perform, play, record, write
(n.)symphony
+ verb
dance, revive, whistle
noun + (n.)symphony
band,
blue,
choir,
chord,
crescendo,
cycle,
finale,
instrument,
jazz,
mistress,
movement,
museum,
note,
oboe,
passion,
performance,
piano,
repertoire,
robot,
solo,
song,
theater,
theatre,
violin,
works
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Symphony comes from an ancient Greek word that means "a sounding together."
The word symphony
contains the following parts:
sym-
Greek
prefix
that means with, together with
  More about this word part:
The prefix sym-
occurs in Greek loanwords and hence attaches to Greek bases. It is an assimilated form of syn- used before roots beginning with b, p, and m, such as "bio, bi, -be", "path, patho, -pathic, -pathy", and "metr, -meter, -metry". See syn- and its other assimilated forms syl- and sys-.
Example words:
asymmetry, asymptote, symbiosis, symbol, symbology, symmetry, sympathize, sympathy, symphony, symphysis, symposium, symptom, symptomatology, syzygy
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
Example words:
allophone, antiphon, antiphony, cacophony, Dictaphone, dysphonia, euphonious, euphony, geophone, homophone, homophonic, megaphone, microphone, phon, phonate, phone, phoneme, phonemics, phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetics, phonic, phonics, phonogram, phonograph, phonography, phonolite, phonology, phonon, phonoscope, polyphony, quadraphonic, stereophonic, symphony, telephone, xylophone
- synonyms:
- son
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