sinfonia

[sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah]

noun, plural sin·fo·ni·as, sin·fo·ni·e

[sin-foh-nee-ey; Italian seen-faw-nee-e] /ˌsɪn foʊˈni eɪ; Italian ˌsin fɔˈni ɛ/. Music.

a symphony.

Origin of sinfonia

From Italian, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at symphony

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Historical Examples of sinfonia

The first page was rewritten and only then did the symphony receive the title: Sinfonia eroica.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The programme has eluded search; but one number was the Sinfonia Eroica, conducted by its author.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
It was the Sinfonia Eroica—its first semi-public production.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Lulu plays Strauss's Sinfonia Domestica on the mouth organ really screamingly.
The Inca of Perusalem
George Bernard Shaw
Yet in the sinfonia its proportions seem to reveal themselves for the first time.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1
Various

British Dictionary definitions for sinfonia

sinfonia

noun plural -nie (-ˈniːeɪ)

another word for symphony (def. 2), symphony (def. 3)
(capital when part of a name) a symphony orchestra

Word Origin for sinfonia

Italian

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Word Origin and History for sinfonia

1773, from Italian sinfonia, from Medieval Latin symphonia (see symphony).