Main Entry: ut

Pronunciation: \ˈət, ˈüt, ˈu̇t\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, first note in the diatonic scale, from Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist

Date: 14th century

: a syllable used for the first note in the diatonic scale in an early solmization system and later replaced by do