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Sol-fa   Listen
noun
Sol-fa  n.  The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.



verb
Sol-fa  v. t.  To sing to solmization syllables.



Sol-fa  v. i.  (past & past part. sol-faed;pres. part. sol-faing)  To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order. "Yet can I neither solfe ne sing."






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"Sol-fa" Quotes from Famous Books



... (instruments) 417; thrum, strum, beat time. execute, perform; accompany; sing a second, play a second; compose, set to music, arrange. sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle; sol-fa[obs3]; intone. have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear. Adj. playing &c. v.; musical. Adv. adagio, andante ...
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