To pronounce "symphonic", say SYMPHON-ic — 2 syllables, IPA /sɪɱˈfɑnɪk/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
symphonic
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/sɪɱˈfɑnɪk/
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"symphonic" has 2 syllables: symphon-ic. It rhymes with sardonic and tonic, if that helps it stick.
adjective
“1923: George Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite - Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Symphonic" has 2 syllables: symphon · ic.
The IPA transcription of "symphonic" is /sɪɱˈfɑnɪk/.
Symphonic: Characteristic of a symphony
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