symphonious


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sym·pho·ni·ous

 (sĭm-fō′nē-əs)
adj.
Being in a state of accord; harmonious.
sym·pho′ni·ous·ly adv.
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symphonious

(sɪmˈfəʊnɪəs)
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary harmonious or concordant
symˈphoniously adv
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sym•pho•ni•ous

(sɪmˈfoʊ ni əs)

adj.
harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
[1645–55]
sym•pho′ni•ous•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.symphonious - harmonious in sound; "the symphonic hum of a million insects"
symphonic
harmonious - musically pleasing
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symphonious

adjective
Characterized by harmony of sound:
consonant, harmonic, harmonious, musical, symphonic.
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There were human beings enough, and enough of highly wrought and symphonious feeling to produce that more impressive sound than the organ tones of the blast, or the thunder, or the roar of the sea; even that mighty swell of many voices, blended into one great voice by the universal impulse which makes likewise one vast heart out of the many.
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Up he rode Followd with acclamation and the sound Symphonious of ten thousand Harpes that tun'd Angelic harmonies: the Earth, the Aire Resounded, (thou remember'st, for thou heardst) The Heav'ns and all the Constellations rung, The Planets in thir stations list'ning stood, While the bright Pomp ascended jubilant.
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What strings symphonious &c: 10th Air A Voice as of the Cherub Choir &c: (with no Da Capo, & ending like the Siciliana in Corelli's 8th Concerto, as tho' it gradually vanish'd into air) Recitative.
Gray's music for 'The Bard.' (Thomas Gray's attempt to write orchestral and choral music for his poem)

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