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fa-la
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noun
1.
a text or refrain in old songs.
2.
a type of part song or madrigal popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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fal la.
Origin:
1585–95;
special use of
fa la,
meaningless sound sequence found in old popular refrains
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fa-la
or
fal la
(fɑːˈlɑː)
—
n
(esp in 16th-century songs) a refrain sung to the syllables
fa-la-la
fal la
or
fal la
—
n
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