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do2

Syllabification: (do)

Pronunciation: /dō/

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Definition of do

noun

Music

(in solmization) the first and eighth note of a major scale.
the note C in the fixed-do system.

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Italian do, an arbitrarily chosen syllable replacing ut, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization)

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Definition of do in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

Dnipropetrovsk
DNR
DNS
do (someone) no harm
do ¹
do ²
do a ——
do a bunk
do a fade
do a job on someone
do a land-office business

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More results for do

do¹ US. Eng
do. US. Eng
'do in do¹ US. Eng
do in doh (also do)¹ US. Eng
do by in do¹ US. Eng
to-do US. Eng

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offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ

noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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