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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.
Also, fal la.
Origin:
1585–95; special use of fa la, meaningless sound sequence found in old popular refrains
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) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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