philharmonic

philharmonic
/fil'hahr mon"ik, fil'euhr-/, adj.
1. fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used esp. in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts).
2. of, noting, or presented by a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
n.
3. a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
[1755-65; PHIL- + HARMONIC; modeled on F philharmonique or It filarmonico]

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