Meanings
adjectivephilharmonic (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAppreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.
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nounA full-size symphony orchestra.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedevoted to or appreciative of music
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Origin
- Italianfilarmonico
- Frenchphilharmonique
- Englishphilharmonic
From French philharmonique; from Italian filarmonico. By surface analysis, phil- + harmonic.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan filharmònic
- filharmònicappreciative of the performance of music
Finnish filharmoninen
- filharmoninenappreciative of the performance of music
French philharmonique
- philharmoniqueappreciative of the performance of music
German philharmonisch
- philharmonischappreciative of the performance of music
Greek φιλαρμονικός, φιλαρμονική
- φιλαρμονικός (filarmonikós)appreciative of the performance of music
- φιλαρμονική (filarmonikí)full-sized symphonic orchestra
Hungarian filharmonikus, zenekedvelő
- filharmonikusappreciative of the performance of music
- zenekedvelőappreciative of the performance of music
- zenebarátappreciative of the performance of music
Italian filarmonico
- filarmonicoappreciative of the performance of music
Portuguese filarmónico, filarmônico
- filarmónicoappreciative of the performance of music
- filarmônicoappreciative of the performance of music
Spanish filarmónico
- filarmónicoappreciative of the performance of music
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APA
philharmonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philharmonic
MLA
“philharmonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philharmonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philharmonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philharmonic.
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