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sinfonia

[ sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah ]

noun

, Music.
, plural sin·fo·ni·as, sin·fo·ni·e [sin-foh-, nee, -ey, seen-faw-, nee, -e].


sinfonia

/ ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə /

noun

  1. another word for symphony symphony
  2. capital when part of a name a symphony orchestra
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinfonia1

From Italian, dating back to 1880–85; symphony
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinfonia1

Italian
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Example Sentences

The first page was rewritten and only then did the symphony receive the title: Sinfonia eroica.

The programme has eluded search; but one number was the Sinfonia Eroica, conducted by its author.

Yet in the sinfonia its proportions seem to reveal themselves for the first time.

Strauss's last work will lose nothing by calling itself quite simply Sinfonia Domestica, without adding any further information.

We have already shown in the second period, when treating of the Sinfonia eroica, what were Beethoven's political sentiments.

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