Main Entry: sol·mi·za·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌsäl-mə-ˈzā-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: French solmisation, from solmiser to sol-fa, from sol (from Medieval Latin) + mi (from Medieval Latin) + -iser -ize

Date: 1730

: the act, practice, or system of using syllables to denote the tones of a musical scale