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Syllabification: (F)
Pronunciation: /ef/
(also f)
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Definition of F

noun (plural Fs or F's)

  • 1the sixth letter of the alphabet.
  • denoting the next after E in a set of items, categories, etc..
  • the sixth highest or lowest class of academic marks (also used to represent “Fail”).
  • (f) Chess denoting the sixth file from the left, as viewed from White’s side of the board.
  • 2 (usually F) Music the fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major.
  • a key based on a scale with F as its keynote.

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