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sol-fa
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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sol-fa
  2. sol-fa syllables
  3. tonic sol-fa

1sol–fa

verb \ˌsōl-ˈfä, ˈsōl-ˌ\

Definition of SOL-FA

intransitive verb
: to sing the sol-fa syllables
transitive verb
: to sing (as a melody) to sol-fa syllables

First Known Use of SOL-FA

circa 1529

2sol–fa

noun

Definition of SOL-FA

1
: sol-fa syllables
2
: solmization; also : an exercise thus sung
3
: tonic sol-fa
— sol–fa·ist \-ˈfä(-i)st, -ˈfä-ˌist\ noun

First Known Use of SOL-FA

1548

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