fa

fa · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The fourth note of the major musical scale in solmization (do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti).

  2. 2.

    The note F in the fixed-do system of musical notation.

Forms

plural: fas

Related words

See also: do, mi, re, scale, sol
Synonyms: fah

Etymology

From Italian fa, named after the first syllable of the Latin word famuli in the medieval hymn "Ut queant laxis," which was used by Guido d'Arezzo in the 11th century to teach the musical scale.