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fa

Syllabification: (fa)
Pronunciation: /fä/
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Definition of fa

noun

Music
  • (in solmization) the fourth note of a major scale.
  • the note F in the fixed-do system.

Origin:

Middle English: representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of famuli, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization)

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