symphonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek σῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) ▲ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) ▲ Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek -φωνίᾱ (-phōníā) Ancient Greek σῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)der. Latin symphōniader. Old French simphonieder. Middle English symphonye English symphony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English symphonic From symphony + -ic.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a symphony.
The band incorporated symphonic elements into their rock music.
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.
1902 [1898], [George] Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite […] , second edition, London: Grant Richards, page 123:symphonic poem
She enjoyed the rich symphonic sound of the concert.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more symphonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most symphonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsymphonic · symphonic poem · nonsymphonic · symphonically · symphonic pop · symphonic orchestra
Translations (35)
hu szimfonikus (characteristic of a symphony) · sv symfonisk (characteristic of a symphony) · cy symffonig (characteristic of a symphony) · mhr симфонический (characteristic of a symphony) · ca simfònic (characteristic of a symphony) · pt sinfônico (characteristic of a symphony) · pl symfoniczny (characteristic of a symphony) · lv simfonisks (characteristic of a symphony) · be сімфанічны (characteristic of a symphony) · de sinfonisch (characteristic of a symphony) · ru симфони́ческий (characteristic of a symphony) · it sinfonico (characteristic of a symphony) · ga siansach (characteristic of a symphony) · et sümfooniline (characteristic of a symphony) · nl symfonisch (characteristic of a symphony) · bg симфоничен (characteristic of a symphony) · sh simfonijski (characteristic of a symphony) · sl simfonični (characteristic of a symphony) · uk симфоні́чний (characteristic of a symphony) · sh симфонијски (characteristic of a symphony) · pt sinfónico (characteristic of a symphony) · ro simfonic (characteristic of a symphony) · cs symfonický (characteristic of a symphony) · nn symfonisk (characteristic of a symphony) · es sinfónico (characteristic of a symphony) · sk symfonický (characteristic of a symphony) · da symfonisk (characteristic of a symphony) · nb symfonisk (characteristic of a symphony) · eo simfonia (characteristic of a symphony) · lt simfoninis (characteristic of a symphony) · tr senfonik (characteristic of a symphony) · fi sinfoninen (characteristic of a symphony) · gl sinfónico (characteristic of a symphony) · el συμφωνικός (characteristic of a symphony) · fr symphonique (characteristic of a symphony)