fa

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noun

a syllable representing the fourth tone of the diatonic scale

Origin: ME < ML < fa(muli): see gamut

See fa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Music
The fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin; see gamut

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