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fa

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

fa

noun

ˈfä

Definition

the fourth note of the major scale in solfège

Examples

//do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

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

fa

noun

ˈfä

Definition

the fourth note of the major scale in solfège

Examples

//do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

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

fa

noun

ˈfä

Definition

the fourth note of the major scale in solfège

Examples

//do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

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