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fa
1[ fah ]
noun
- the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F. Compare sol-fa ( def 1 ).
fā
2[ fah ]
noun
- the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
FA
1fa
2/ fɑː /
noun
- music a variant spelling of fah
f.a.
3abbreviation for
- fanny adams
Word History and Origins
Origin of fa2
Example Sentences
Except for nine of them are musical words: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti—and si—are musical.
Last year, at the less than spry age of 34, he broke two bones in his back while leading his Everton team to an FA Cup win.
He's hitting her on the face every time she tries to rise an' gaein' her anither kick aye when she fa's doon again.
Lip to Lip while were young—then the Lip to the Glass, fa, la, &c.
Fair fa' the wife, and weel may she spin, that counts aye the lawin' wi' a pint to come in.
Sweeft as the eagle fa'ing upon his prey, fa's MacMuller, a licht o' joy in his een, his bullets twangin' like hairp-strings.
Affable, af′fa-bl, adj. condescending: easy to be spoken to (used with to).
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