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sol-fa

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

sol-fav. i. [It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables fa, sol.].
     To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.  [1913 Webster]
    "Yet can I neither solfe ne sing."  [1913 Webster]
sol-fav. t. 
     To sing to solmization syllables.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
sol-fan. 
     The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sol-fa, n. & v.
--n. = SOLMIZATION; (cf. tonic sol-fa).
--v.tr. (-fas, -faed) sing (a tune) with sol-fa syllables.

Etymology
SOL(1) + FA

ROGET THESAURUS

sol-fa

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.

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