symphonia

[ sim-foh-nee-uh ]

noun

1. any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of symphonia¹

1570–80; < Late Latin, Latin symphōnia symphony

Example Sentences

Kirill gave a major speech calling for a “Symphonia” approach to church and state divisions, with the Kremlin looking after earthly concerns and the church interested in the divine.

From Seattle Times

Muñoz only just recently performed alongside the GIO Symphonia orchestra ahead of a preview in front of an audience in Girona, Spain last week.

From Reuters

Perhaps the best description of the suite is that it made “Symphonia Domestica” seem almost reticent by comparison.

From New York Times

On Thursday at David Geffen Hall, “Symphonia Domestica” tended light and lively, a peppery-cold scoop of sorbet instead of a syrupy port wine.

From New York Times

“That’s what we’re talking about right there,” Mr. Friedman said, after listening to three pulse-quickening brass chords in Fritz Reiner’s 1956 recording of Strauss’s “Symphonia Domestica.”

From New York Times