Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Music The sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
- interj. Used to express emphasis or indicate surprise.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- An expression of mild admiration, wonder, or surprise, and formerly of asseveration: as, O la! that is strange.
- n. In solmization, the syllable used for the sixth tone of the scale—that is, the submediant. In the major scale of C this tone is A, which is therefore sometimes called
la , especially in Italy and France. Abbreviated l. - n. The feminine form of definite article in French, occurring in some names and phrases used in English.
- n. In chem., the symbol for lanthanum.
- n. A contraction of Louisiana.
Wiktionary
- interj. obsolete Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
- interj. archaic Expressing surprise, anger etc.
- n. music A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
- adj. Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
- n. The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
- interj. obsolete Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by
you . - interj. Low An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by
me
WordNet 3.0
- n. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- n. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- n. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
Etymologies
- From French la, Italian la. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Jeudi, la presse italienne s'est longuement attardée sur «la Carla».”
“He's sweet la .. i know .. but he need not spend this kinda $$ on me de lo ... i can seriously protect myself. but i guess he didnt think so la~ haha!”
“There is a wine list that has the *ooh la la* wines, but they also have a list of wines that are $10 a bottle.”
Red and Roasted Peppers to the Rescue - San Gennaro Cafe, Brentwood
“Are we that fermented and pungent that we have to perfume ourselves with the more refined *ooh la la* Japanese?”
“J'ai toujours pensé que la mémoire était *la* grande affaire de la langue... et de la vie, en fait.”
“It begins, Deck the halls with boughs of holly;/Fa la la la la, la la la la .”
“Vol. 5: Oeuvres anonymes du XVIIIe siècle (III): du Père Dirrag et de Mademoiselle Eradice Le Triomphe des religieuses ou les nonnes babillardes Lettres galantes et philosophiques de deux nonnes La Messaline française ou les nuits de la duchesse de Pol et aventures mystérieuses de la princesse d'H et de la ”
“J'ai entendu un des hommes de loi les plus éclairés, et dont à tout autre égard les opinions sont libérales, soutenir que "ce serait attenter à _la propriété_ que de déclarer libres même les enfans à naître des femmes esclaves, parce que, disait-il, les maîtres qui out acheté ou hérité des esclaves, les possèdent dans la confiance que leur _issue_ sera leur propriété utile et disponible.”
“I was always designated after that as _Mademoiselle qui sait la boxe -- oh, la la_!”
“Passing one of the _salons_ I saw a group of ladies and gentlemen, and thinking you might be one of the number, and the music just striking up for my dance with you, _la belle de la nuit_, I entered the _salon_, gazing eagerly amongst them, coming away, as you know, disappointed.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘la’.
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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Doo-it-yourself Doowop List
Just add a few of these words and phrases together to create your own doowop song.
doo wop, doo, wop, lama, shama, dong, ding, dooooo -wop-wop, shama lama, bom-bom-bom, doo-wop, shang-a-lang and 35 more...
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Sense and Sensibility
Words from the book by Jane Austen.
shew, shewn, shewing, shewed, dupe, wither, rambled, extorting, cavil, rap, mildness, controuled and 133 more...
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No Hablo Español
Despite seven years of classes and being half-Puerto Rican.
uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce and 198 more...
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cross words
the good ole boys of the nyt crossword puzzle
oleo, oreo, stlo, amie, ares, eros, erato, sloe, ogee, apse, enola, ecru and 94 more...
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Chemical Element Abbreviations
Name Sym # Wt
actinium Ac 89 (227)
aluminum Al 13 26.98
americium Am 95 (243)
antimony Sb 51 121.7
argon Ar 18 39.94
arsenic As 33 74.92
asta...zr, zn, yb, y, xe, w, v, uuu, uut, uus, uuq, uup and 108 more...
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fabula's Words
fabulas, pasadizo, laberinto, amazónica, libritos, manzana, ilustración, ilustraciones, trazos, tiralíneas, eufenismo, cinemateca and 217 more...
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The braggadocio recipe
A selection of English* words ending with a vowel (except "y", "ea", ie", "ee", "oo", "ea", "ou") that is REALLY pronounced.
My favorite English words, by the way.
The good twin of The ...braggadocio, recipe, encyclopedia, solo, gnu, flu, maybe, apocope, mini, arrhythmia, folio, stereo and 197 more...
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Faintheart's Words
onomatopoeia, no, terrafactive, word, faint, heart, joy, quixotic, karla, half, amp, tardis and 181 more...
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Acceptable two-letter Scrabble words
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 89 more...
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I Live a (SOWPODS) Hardscrabble Life
aa, ad, ae, ah, ai, am, an, ar, as, at, aw, ax and 168 more...
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2 Letter Scrabble Words
All playable 2 letter Scrabble words from OSPD4
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 87 more...
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en chantant la gamme
the gamut of solfege and the Indian sargam
do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, sa, ga, ma, pa, dha and 14 more...
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Team Waste
wastegash, minor, minotaur, sick, ......... game on..., bare, man, gash, all about ......, allow, sicko, standard and 31 more...
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Awaydays (2009)
Words from a 2009 'Awaydays' film.
catch up, beaut, swill, ponce, buck, bevvy, la, divvy, baddie, noose, deffo, mooch around and 36 more...
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legitimate scrabble words
favorite scrabble words to use on the oblivious
qua, id, el, la, ti, qat, ka, aah, aal, ae, aha, cel and 13 more...
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oroboros La. Chemical element symbol for Lanthanum. Dec 15, 2007