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Philharmonic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
Phil·har·mon·ic /ˌfɪləˈmɒnɪk◂, ˌfɪlhɑː- $ ˌfɪlərˈmɑː-, ˌfɪlhɑːr-/ adjective, noun [countable]  APMused in the names of orchestras 爱乐的;爱乐乐团 〔用于管弦乐队的名称中〕 the Berlin Philharmonic 柏林爱乐乐团
Examples from the Corpus
Philharmonicthe Boston Philharmonic
Origin Philharmonic (1700-1800) French Italian filarmonico, from fil- (from Greek phil-; → PHILANDERER) + armonia harmony
the of names in Corpus used orchestras


Philharmonic
Philharmonic /ˌfɪləˈmɒnɪk◂, ˌfɪlhɑː- $ ˌfɪlərˈmɑː-, ˌfɪlhɑːr-/ adjective, noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: Italian filarmonico, from fil- (from Greek phil-; philanderer) + armonia __harmony__
used in the names of orchestras:
    the Berlin Philharmonic


phil·har·mon·icBrE /ˌfɪlɑːˈmɒnɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɪlərˈmɑːnɪk/ 🔊 adjectiveused in the names of orchestras, music societies, etc. (用于乐队、音乐团体等名称中)爱乐的the Berlin Philharmonic (Orchestra)柏林爱乐(管弦)乐团