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Wiktionary 
- sol-fa (Noun)
A method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do originally ut, re, mi, fa, sol or so, la, and si or ti to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale . The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the movable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sol-fa (v. i.)
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. - sol-fa (n.)
The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sol-fa
sol′-fa, v.i. to sing the notes of the scale in their proper pitch, using the syllables do (or ut), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si;—pr.p. sol-faing (sol′-fa-ing); pa.p. sol-faed (sol′-fad).—ns. Sol′faïsm, singing by syllables, solmisation; Sol′faïst, a teacher or advocate of solmisation; Solfeg′gio, an exercise on the notes of the scale, as represented by do, re, mi, &c. [It.]
