solfaist
noun
1.
2.
the system of singing tones to these syllables.
verb (used without object)
3.
to use the sol-fa syllables in singing, or to sing these syllables.
verb (used with object)
4.
to sing to the sol-fa syllables, as a tune.
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| —n | |
| 1. | short for tonic sol-fa |
| —vb , -fas, -faing, -faed | |
| 2. | (US) to use tonic sol-fa syllables in singing (a tune) |
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Solfaist
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Word Origin & History
sol-fa
1548, from It., from M.L. sol + fa, two notes of the musical scale. Related to solfeggio "use the sol-fa system" (1774), from It. solfeggiare (see gamut).
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