a syllable representing the fourth tone of the diatonic scale
see also solfeggio
Word origin
ME < ML < fa(muli): see gamut
Examples of 'fa' in a sentence
fa
I felt that at any minute she would burst into the tears which were hidden-behind the fa, cade.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE
After fa ther died when I was six, I lived in that orphans ' home; but even there life seemed rational.
Wright, Richard THE OUTSIDER (1989)
Word lists with
fa
Arabic
All related terms of 'fa'
faa
Fleet Air Arm
fa-la
(esp in 16th-century songs ) a refrain sung to the syllables fa-la-la
FA Cup
an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy , open to all member teams of the Football Association
sol-fa
to use tonic sol-fa syllables in singing (a tune )
Fa Ngum
1316–74, founder and first king of Lan Xang (1354–73), a kingdom that included the present-day republic of Laos ; abdicated
Fa Xian
original name Sehi . 5th century ad , Chinese Buddhist monk : his pilgrimage to India (399–414) began relations between China and India
Fa-hsien
original name Sehi . 5th century ad , Chinese Buddhist monk : his pilgrimage to India (399–414) began relations between China and India
tonic sol-fa
a method of teaching music, esp singing , used mainly in Britain, by which the syllables of a movable system of solmization are used as names for the notes of the major scale in any key . In this system sol is usually replaced by so as the name of the fifth degree
fieri facias
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of an adjudged debtor to satisfy the debt