Fa
[fɑ]
Definition
(noun.) the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization.
Typist: Patricia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.
(n.) The tone F.
Inputed by Annie
Examples
- Hey, jolly shepherd, come not a-courting, Join will I not in such silly, silly sporting, With a fa-la-la-la, jolly shepherd. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Wal, he's got a fa'r chance. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Hey, pretty maiden, I come a-courting, Join me, I pray, in such merry, merry sporting, With a fa-la-la-la, pretty maiden. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Edited by Charlene