philharmonic

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A full-size symphonic orchestra
fond of music
devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air"
{s} musical; music-loving; dedicated to music
One who loves harmony or music; short for Philharmonic Society, concert, assemblage, or the like
composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players"
devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players
{i} symphony orchestra, philharmonic society
A philharmonic orchestra is a large orchestra which plays classical music. The Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Philharmonic is also a noun. He will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in the final concert of the season. used in the names of orchestras (Italian filarmonico, from fil- (from phil-; PHILANDERER) + armonia )
composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players
Loving harmony or music
philharmonic orchestra
A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group. The prefix "philharmonic" does not indicate any difference from a normal orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different ensembles based in the same city (for instance, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra)
philharmonic society
{i} society established to promote classical music, society that organizes music concerts
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Israeli symphony orchestra directed by Maestro Zubin Mehta, IPO, representative orchestra of Israel
London Philharmonic Orchestra
one of the leading orchestras (=large group of musicians playing together) in the UK
London Philharmonic Orchestra
symphony orchestra of London, LPO
New York Philharmonic
an orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based in New York City, which is the oldest orchestra in the US
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
renowned orchestra based in New York City
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
a leading British orchestra, based in London
philharmonic

    Hyphenation

    phil·har·mo·nic

    Turkish pronunciation

    fîlhärmänîk

    Pronunciation

    /ˌfəˌlhärˈmänək/ /ˌfɪˌlhɑːrˈmɑːnɪk/

    Etymology

    () From phil- (“beloved, loved”) + harmonic
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