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phil⋅har⋅mon⋅ic

  [fil-hahr-mon-ik, fil-er-]
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–adjective
1. fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used esp. in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts).
2. of, noting, or presented by a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
–noun
3. a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
Origin:
1755–65; phil- + harmonic; modeled on F philharmonique or It filarmonico
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phil·har·mon·ic   (fĭl'här-mŏn'ĭk, fĭl'ər-)   
adj.  

  1. Devoted to or appreciative of music.

  2. Relating to a symphony orchestra.

n.   also Philharmonic
A symphony orchestra or the group that supports it.

[French philharmonique, from Italian filarmonico : Greek phil-, philo-, philo- + Greek harmonika, theory of music, from neuter pl. of harmonikos, musical; see harmonic.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

philharmonic 
1813 (name of a society founded in London for the promotion of instrumental music), from Fr. philharmonique (1739), from It. filarmonico, lit. "loving harmony," from Gk. philos "loving" + ta harmonika "theory of harmony, music," from neut. pl. of harmonikos (see harmonic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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