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sinfonia [sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural sin·fo·ni·as, sin·fo·ni·e [sin-foh-nee-ey; Italian seen-faw-nee-e] /ˌsɪn foʊˈni eɪ; Italian ˌsin fɔˈni ɛ/. Music. a symphony. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of sinfonia From Italian, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at symphony Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for sinfonia Historical Examples of sinfonia
The first page was rewritten and only then did the symphony receive the title: Sinfonia eroica.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The programme has eluded search; but one number was the Sinfonia Eroica, conducted by its author.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
It was the Sinfonia Eroica—its first semi-public production.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Lulu plays Strauss’s Sinfonia Domestica on the mouth organ really screamingly.
George Bernard Shaw
Yet in the sinfonia its proportions seem to reveal themselves for the first time.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1
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British Dictionary definitions for sinfonia sinfonia noun plural -nie (-ˈniːeɪ) another word for symphony (def. 2), symphony (def. 3) (capital when part of a name) a symphony orchestra Word Origin for sinfonia Italian 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 Word Origin and History for sinfonia n.
1773, from Italian sinfonia, from Medieval Latin symphonia (see symphony).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
