adj. 1. Devoted to or appreciative of music. 2. Relating to a symphony orchestra. n. also Philharmonic A symphony orchestra or the group that supports it. [French philharmonique, from Italian filarmonico : Greek phil-, philo-, philo- + Greek harmonika, theory of music, from neuter pl. of harmonikos, musical; see HARMONIC.] |
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