fa
noun
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
fa
1 American
[fah]
/ fɑ /
noun
Music.
fas
plural
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the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F.
fā
2
American
[fah]
/ fɑ /
noun
FA
1
British
abbreviation
-
military field artillery
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(in Britain) Football Association See also FA Cup
fa
2
British
/ fɑː /
noun
f.a.
3
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fa1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at gamut
Origin of fā2
From Arabic
Vocabulary lists containing fa
Example Sentences
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Do Wrexham owners understand the magic of the fa cup?
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“He never got mad, he never raised his voice, and when he did he silenced the room because what Take said was law and he wasn’t changing his mind fa na, not even Unc could.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
It was sweet redemption for a Dutch cycling squad snakebit so fa r during the Tokyo Games.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
He’d practice his singing around the house sometimes, singing “do re mi fa sol,” and all that.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Bu yao fa feng, she used to tell them all the time — stop acting crazy.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
She greeted other guests with “gōng xǐ fā cái,” wishing them prosperity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Fey, Fay, fā, adj. doomed, fated soon to die, under the shadow of a sudden or violent death—often marked by extravagantly high spirits.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Since then, fingers have been pointed at the players, the Scottish FA and the head coach, who resigned in the aftermath.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The inquest heard Morgan had given an account of his relationship with Cusack to the FA as part of the investigation following her death.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Speaking at a Downing Street reception, Sir Keir said: "We had to battle with the FA to get it back to where it was, which was counterintuitive."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was the focal point of the most historic club team in recent memory, pushing City to championships in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The general meaning is made clear by Ts`ao Kung's quotation from the SSU-MA FA: "Give instructions only on sighting the enemy; give rewards when you see deserving deeds."
From The Art of War by Sunzi (6th cent. BC)
But he did not go as fas as to call for revoking their Security Council membership, and with it their veto power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The future of the hunt is unclear - many of the most talented lama fas are aging, and overfishing in the area could limit the food supply that brings the whales past Lamalera so regularly.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2015
As fas as I have been able to ascertain, Hanya Yanagihara is the only novelist in the United States who does not live in the bubbling literary cauldron known as Brooklyn.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 19, 2015
They either express Fas ligand, which binds to the fas molecule on the target cell, or act by using perforins and granzymes contained in their cytoplasmic granules.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They cannot be hurt now, for they run verree fas'.
From Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders by Phillips, Henry Wallace
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