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sin⋅fo⋅niet⋅ta

  [sin-fuhn-yet-uh, -fohn-]
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–noun
1. a short symphony.
2. a small symphony orchestra, often composed solely of stringed instruments.
3. a symphony for fewer than the usual number of instruments.
Origin:
1920–25; < It; dim. of sinfonia sinfonia
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sin·fo·niet·ta   (sĭn'fə-nyět'ə, -fō-)   
n.  

  1. A symphony that is shorter than usual or that calls for fewer than the usual number of instruments.

  2. A small symphony orchestra, especially one consisting of stringed instruments only.


[Italian, diminutive of sinfonia, sinfonia; see sinfonia.]
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