symphonic
Americanadjective
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Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
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of or relating to symphony or harmony of sounds.
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characterized by similarity of sound, as words.
Other Word Forms
- nonsymphonic adjective
- nonsymphonically adverb
- presymphonic adjective
- symphonically adverb
Etymology
Origin of symphonic
First recorded in 1855–60; symphon(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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"It's like 1,000 buzzing bees making a symphonic noise... Or the sound of my neighbours getting angry," he laughs.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
In the last room, a crescendo of monumental full portraits, the atmosphere is symphonic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
A symphonic mix of an espresso machine’s hiss, a ravenous juicer’s whir and ebullient Spanish welcomed me at my new favorite, Las Olas Cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Mahler wrote this audacious, eveninglong symphonic epic — known as the “Resurrection” — as an act of suicide prevention, a death-haunted quest to find the meaning of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
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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