sol-fa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒlˈfɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sōl′fä′, sōl′fä′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sol-fa  (sōl′fä′, sōl′fä′),USA pronunciation n., v., -faed, -fa•ing. 
n. 
  1. Music and Dancethe set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
  2. Music and Dancethe system of singing tones to these syllables.

v.i. 
  1. Music and Danceto use the sol-fa syllables in singing, or to sing these syllables.

v.t. 
  1. Music and Danceto sing to the sol-fa syllables, as a tune.
  • 1560–70; sol1 + fa; see gamut
sol′-fa′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sol-fa /ˈsɒlˈfɑː/ n
  1. short for tonic sol-fa
 vb ( -fas, -faing, -faed)
  1. US to use tonic sol-fa syllables in singing (a tune)
Etymology: 16th Century: see gamut
'sol-fa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
doh - fah - lah - mi - ray - soh - solfeggio - solmization - te - tonic sol-fa - do - fa - la - re - ti - ut - sol

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