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sol·feg·gio (säl fej′ō)

noun pl. solfeggios -·feg′·gios or solfeggi -·feg′gi

  1. voice practice in which scales are sung to the sol-fa syllables; solmization
  2. the use of these syllables in singing, esp. in reading a song, etc. at sight

Etymology: It < solfa: see sol-fa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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