noun
fa
fah
noun
1
In solfège (do-re-mi singing), the syllable representing the fourth note of a major scale.
"The scale goes do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do."
"She hit the fa slightly flat during warm-ups."
How to Use Fa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe fourth note in the movable "do re mi" singing scale used to teach music.
Common pairings
do re mi fa sol
sing the fa
Word Forms
fas plural
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Etymology
From the medieval solfège system devised by Guido of Arezzo, who took the syllable from the Latin hymn "Ut queant laxis," where "fa" begins a line of the text.