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Webster 1913 Edition

Sol-fa

Solˊ-fa′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sol-faed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sol-faing
.]
[It.
solfa
the gamut, from the syllables
fa
,
sol
.]
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.
Piers Plowman.

Sol′-fa′

,
Noun.
The gamut, or musical scale. See
Tonic sol-fa
, under
Tonic
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sol-fa

SOL-FA

,
Verb.
I.
To pronounce the notes of the gammut, ascending or descending, ut, re ,mi, sol, la, and e converso.

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