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sin⋅fo⋅ni⋅a

  [sin-foh-nee-uh; It. seen-faw-nee-ah]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅as, -ni⋅e  [-nee-ey; It. -nee-e] . Music.
a symphony.
Origin:
1880–85; < It; see symphony
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sin·fo·ni·a   (sĭn-fō'nē-ə)   
n.  

  1. An instrumental composition serving as an overture, as to an opera or cantata, especially in the 18th century.

  2. A symphonic composition.


[Italian, from Latin symphōnia, group of musicians; see symphony.]
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sinfonia

in music, any of several instrumental forms, primarily of Italian origin. In the earlier Baroque period (mid-17th century), the term was used synonymously with canzona and sonata. For most of the 17th and 18th centuries, the name referred particularly to orchestral introductions to operas and cantatas.

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