fa

[fah]

noun Music.

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).

Origin of fa

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at gamut

fā

[fah]

noun

the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of fā

From Arabic

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Examples from the Web for fa

Contemporary Examples of fa

Except for nine of them are musical words: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti—and si—are musical.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble
David Bukszpan
October 11, 2014
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.
Team USA Lost, but Tim Howard Is a Winner
Emily Shire
July 1, 2014

Historical Examples of fa

It's a world of trouble we're travellin' through, Fa'well, my dyin' friends.
The Little Colonel
Annie Fellows Johnston
Do'ee knaw who thicky maid wos that you zeed in Fa'muth 'esterday?
The Birthright
Joseph Hocking
He that fa's in a gutter, the langer he lies the dirtier he is.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop
There's nae hawk flees sae high but he will fa' to some lure.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop
They're like the grices, if ye kittle their wame they fa' on their backs.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for fa

fa

noun

music a variant spelling of fah

FA

abbreviation for

military field artillery
(in Britain) Football AssociationSee also FA Cup

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Word Origin and History for fa

fourth note in Guidonian scale; see gamut.