Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
- interjection Used to express emphasis or indicate surprise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In solmization, the syllable used for the sixth tone of the scale—that is, the submediant.
- noun The feminine form of the definite article in French, occurring in some names and phrases used in English.
- An expression of mild admiration, wonder, or surprise, and formerly of asseveration: as, O la! that is strange.
- noun A contraction of Louisiana.
- noun In chem., the symbol for lanthanum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection obsolete Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by
you . - interjection Low An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by
me - noun A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
- noun The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Prefixed to the name of a
woman , withironic effect (as though an operaprima donna ). - interjection obsolete Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
- interjection archaic Expressing surprise, anger etc.
- noun music A syllable used in
solfège to represent the sixth note of amajor scale .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- noun a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- noun the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Jeudi, la presse italienne s'est longuement attardée sur «la Carla».
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Jeudi, la presse italienne s'est longuement attardée sur «la Carla».
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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!
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Are we that fermented and pungent that we have to perfume ourselves with the more refined *ooh la la* Japanese?
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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
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Are we that fermented and pungent that we have to perfume ourselves with the more refined *ooh la la* Japanese?
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J'ai toujours pensé que la mémoire était *la* grande affaire de la langue... et de la vie, en fait.
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It begins, Deck the halls with boughs of holly;/Fa la la la la, la la la la .
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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
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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."
oroboros commented on the word la
La. Chemical element symbol for Lanthanum.
December 16, 2007