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symphonic

American  
[sim-fon-ik] / sɪmˈfɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.

  2. of or relating to symphony or harmony of sounds.

  3. characterized by similarity of sound, as words.


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Etymology

Origin of symphonic

First recorded in 1855–60; symphon(y) + -ic

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Example Sentences

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The soul-dance classic ushered in an era of a more dynamic, symphonic disco sound and earned the New England band national renown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Warren Hood, who has been equally at home with symphonic music and in jug bands, provides an often central and dominant fiddle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The opening concert will be Marsalis's symphonic work All Rise, featuring 200 singers and musicians in a piece that combines African chant, New Orleans parade music, gospel and Latin American styles.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The five-part, 25-minute symphonic poem for a large orchestra rife with percussion follows Humboldt’s account of his journey to Venezuela in 1799.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

But that music had already reached such a point by 1913 presented progressively minded composers of symphonic orchestral music with a dilemma: where to go from here?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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