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[fah]
–noun Music.
1. the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F. Compare sol-fa (def. 1).

Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see gamut

[fah]
–noun
the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin:
< Ar
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fa   (fä)   
n.   Music
The fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: FA
Function: abbreviation
fatty acid
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
fa
Persian
FA
  1. fair

  2. field artillery

  3. fielding average

  4. fire alarm

  5. fluorescent antibody

  6. football association

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