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   symphony

   /ˈsɪmfəni/

   noun

   • 1. an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements, at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form: "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony"
   • ▪ an orchestral interlude in a large-scale vocal work.
   • ▪ (especially in names of orchestras) short for symphony orchestra
   • ▪ something regarded as a composition of different elements: "autumn is a symphony of texture and pattern"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting any of various instruments such as the dulcimer or the virginal): from Old French symphonie, via Latin from Greek sumphōnia, from sumphōnos ‘harmonious’, from sun- ‘together’ + phōnē ‘sound’.

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