sol-faist

Variant of sol-fa

sol-fa definition

sol·-fa (sōl′fä′)

noun

  1. the syllables do (formerly ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, ti (or si), do (or ut), used to represent the tones of a scale, regardless of its key
  2. the use of these syllables, as in vocal exercises; solfeggio

Etymology: It solfa < sol + fa: see gamut

transitive verb, intransitive verb sol-faed -·faed′ (-fäd′), sol-faing -·fa′ing

to sing (a scale, phrase, or song) to the sol-fa syllables

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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