solfeggio

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  1. noun Music Use of the sol-fa syllables to note the tones of the scale; solmization.
  2. noun Music A singing exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used instead of text.

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  1. Italian, from solfa, sol-fa; see sol-fa.

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  1. Italian, from sol + fa, names of notes of the gamut (see sol-fa), + -eggio, a common Italian termination.
 

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/sɑlˈfɛdʒɪoʊ/
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