Definitions for symphony orchestra
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sym′phony or′chestra(n.)
a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of symphony orchestra:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
symphony orchestra, symphony, philharmonic(noun)
a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
"we heard the Vienna symphony"
Wiktionary
symphony orchestra(Noun)
A large orchestra that traditionally plays western classical orchestral music.
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