symphony orchestra

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English - English
A large orchestra that traditionally plays western classical orchestral music
a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony
group of musicians who play long musical compositions together on a collection of many different instruments (usually including string, wind and percussion instruments)
A symphony orchestra is a large orchestra that plays classical music. A large orchestra composed of string, wind, and percussion sections
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symphony orchestras
plural form of symphony orchestra
symphony-orchestra
Attributive form of symphony orchestra

The quartet bowed to its audience of two with symphony-orchestra formality and gradeur.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
a US orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Symphony Orchestra
{i} renowned symphony orchestra of Boston (Massachusetts, USA) founded in 1881
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
a US orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Chicago, Illinois
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
a British orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in Birmingham
London Symphony Orchestra
one of the leading orchestras (=large group of musicians playing together) in the UK, based at the Barbican in central London
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
a US orchestra (=large group of musicians playing together) based in Los Angeles
symphony orchestra

    Hyphenation

    sym·pho·ny or·ches·tra

    Turkish pronunciation

    sîmfıni ôrkıstrı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəmfənē ˈôrkəstrə/ /ˈsɪmfəniː ˈɔːrkəstrə/

    Etymology

    [ -nE ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English symphonie, from Middle French, from Latin symphonia, from Greek symphOnia, from symphOnos concordant in sound, from syn- + phOnE voice, sound; more at BAN.
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