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Symphony Pronunciation
Symphony is pronounced SIM-fuh-nee, IPA /ˈsɪmfəni/.
SIM-fuh-nee
US /ˈsɪmfəni/ · UK /ˈsɪmfəˌni/
Syllables: SIM · fuh · nee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A long piece of music for orchestra, usually in several movements.
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Symphony in a Sentence
- They played a Brahms symphony after the interval.
- Her first symphony was written at nineteen.
- The symphony runs for fifty minutes.
Common Mispronunciations of Symphony
Not SIM-poh-nee
Read ph as a single f. Greek borrowings all do this, which is why photograph and phrase begin the way they do.
Not sim-FOH-nee
SIM is the loud opening and the fuh behind it has no full oh. Symphonic is the relative that moves the push to the middle and restores that vowel.
Tip: Three beats, SIM-fuh-nee. Symphonies adds no beat, only a buzz at the close.
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