symphonic

English

Etymology

From symphony +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪmˈfɒnɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

symphonic (comparative more symphonic, superlative most symphonic)

  1. (music) Characteristic of a symphony.
    symphonic poem
    She enjoyed the rich symphonic sound of the concert.
    The band incorporated symphonic elements into their rock music.
    • 1902 [1898], [George] Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite [] [1], second edition, London: Grant Richards, page 123:
      Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.

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