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Pronunciation
IPA|[�sɪɱ.f��ni�]

Noun
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en-noun|symphonies

1. an extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra
2. harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements

Translations
trans-top|piece of orchestral music
Dutch: symfonie f
Finnish: sinfonia
French: symphonie f
German: Sinfonie f, Symphonie f
Icelandic: sinfónía f
Italian: sinfonia f
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Japanese: 交�� (�������, k�ky�gaku)
Latvian: simf�nija (obsolete spelling)
Norwegian: symfoni c
Slovene: simfonija f
Swedish: symfoni c
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• 2007-11-12 11:16 - RobertG - the number of movements is not defining (Sibelius 7th); not always for orchestra (Widor); the word does imply a sophisticated structure

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