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fa

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fa definition by Webster's New World

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noun
a syllable representing the fourth tone of the diatonic scale

Origin: Middle English ; from Midieval Latin ; from fa(muli): see gamut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

fa definition by American Heritage Dictionary

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

Origin: Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.

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