sinfonia

sin·fo·ni·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah]
- /ˌsɪn foʊˈni ə; Italian ˌsin fɔˈni ɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sin-foh-nee-uh; Italian seen-faw-nee-ah]
- /ˌsɪn foʊˈni ə; Italian ˌsin fɔˈni ɑ/

Definitions of sinfonia word

noun plural sinfonia a symphony. 1
noun sinfonia a symphony orchestra 0
noun sinfonia any of various early Italian instrumental works; esp., a type of overture, as to an opera 0

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Origin of sinfonia

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

From Italian, dating back to 1880-85; See origin at symphony

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Parts of speech for Sinfonia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sinfonia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sinfonia usage trend in Literature

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