sinfonia

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

/ ˌsɪn foʊˈni ə; Italian ˌsin fɔˈni ɑ /

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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.

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Origin of sinfonia

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

Words nearby sinfonia

sine qua non, sinew, sine wave, sinewy, Sinfjotli, sinfonia, sinfonietta, sinful, sing, sing a different tune, sing-along

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How to use sinfonia in a sentence

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
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
Strauss's last work will lose nothing by calling itself quite simply Sinfonia Domestica, without adding any further information.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland

We have already shown in the second period, when treating of the Sinfonia eroica, what were Beethoven's political sentiments.
Life of Beethoven|Anton Schindler

British Dictionary definitions for sinfonia

sinfonia

/ (ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə) /

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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