fa

nounprepositioncommon in dialogue

//fɑ//

A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.

noun

1
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
2
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale. Sometimes syllable for both the tonic and the fourth.

Etymology

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English fa (“fourth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian fa in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin famulī (“servants”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

preposition

1
Variant of forinformalAlternative spelling of for.
Do ya wanna be a dope fiend fa krist’s sake?

Forms

plural: fas

F · The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and…f. · and the following (page, paragraph, etc.)F. · Fahrenheit.

fa · A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.

Fabian · Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus,…Fabio · A surname.fabric · The physical material of a building.

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