lah

/ (lɑː) /


noun
  1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the sixth note of any major scale; submediant

Origin of lah

1
C14: see gamut

Words Nearby lah

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How to use lah in a sentence

  • The scenery lying between the Nan-ti-ha-lah and this place is of the wildest character.

  • Ou-kor-lah, the Indians called him—the Great Eye; and he seemed almost to frown upon us in defiance.

    Little Rivers | Henry van Dyke
  • The orchard at the right occupies the site of Too´-lah´-kah´-mah, another vanished community of the Yosemite tribe.

    Guide to Yosemite | Ansel Hall
  • He didn't stahve, an' it wasn't the red death (smallpox)—I looked pa'tic'lah, fo' I went out of heah.

    Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx
  • Hudson Bays an' Mackenzie Riveh dawgs w'd done sim'lah, only they'd stahved to death tryin' it.

    Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. Hendryx