- a voice exercise in which runs, scales, etc, are sung to the same syllable or syllables
- solmization, esp the French or Italian system, in which the names correspond to the notes of the scale of C major
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sol•fège
(sol fezh′, -fej′, sōl-),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- solfeggio.
- Italian
- French
sol•feg•gio
(sol fej′ō, -fej′ē ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -feg•gi (-fej′ē),USA pronunciation -feg•gios. [Music.]
- Music and Dancea vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- Music and Dancethe use of the sol-fa syllables to name or represent the tones of a melody or voice part, or the tones of the scale, or of a particular series, as the scale of C;
solmization.
- Italian, derivative of solfeggiare, equivalent. to solf(a) (see sol-fa) + -eggiare verb, verbal suffix
- 1765–75
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solfeggio /sɒlˈfɛdʒɪˌəʊ/, solfège /sɒlˈfɛʒ/ n ( pl -feggi /-ˈfɛdʒiː/, -feggios, -fèges)
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