Definitions
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- noun obsolete, music The highest
note in thescale proposed by Guido of Arezzo. - noun obsolete, by extension Any
extravagant saying .
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Examples
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Note: _E-la_ is the highest note in the musical system of Guido d'Aretino, which was popular in the sixteenth century.
All's Well Alice's Victory Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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E-la, "therefore, signified something impossible or unreasonable.
All's Well Alice's Victory Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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