First Known Use: 1843
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philharmonic
noun phil·har·mon·ic \ˌfi-lər-ˈmä-nik, -(ˌ)lär-; ˌfil-(ˌ)här-\
Definition of PHILHARMONIC
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Origin of PHILHARMONIC
French philharmonique, literally, loving harmony, from Italian filarmonico, from fil- phil- + armonia harmony, from Latin harmonia
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- orchestra, 2band, symphony, symphony orchestra
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Rhymes with PHILHARMONIC
catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic
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