sol-fa

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  1. noun The set of syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, used to represent the tones of the scale.
  2. noun Use of these syllables.
  3. intransitive and transitive verb To use the sol-fa syllables or sing using these syllables.

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  1. Italian solfa, from Medieval Latin : sol, note of the scale; see gamut + fa, note of the scale; see gamut.

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  1. In Middle English solfe, solfye, from Old French solfier, French solfier = Spanish solfear = Portuguese solfear, solfejar = Italian solfeggiare, sing in gamut, sing by note, from sol + fa, names of notes of the gamut. Cf solfeggio.
  2. See sol-fa, v.
 

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/ˈsoʊlfɑ/
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