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fa

1 American  
[fah] / fɑ /

noun

Music.

  1. the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.

  2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F.

fā 2 American  
[fah] / fɑ /

noun

  1. the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

FA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. military field artillery

  2. (in Britain) Football Association See also FA Cup

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fa 2 British  
/ fɑː /

noun

  1. music a variant spelling of fah

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f.a. 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. fanny adams

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Etymology

Origin of fa1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; gamut

Origin of fā2

From Arabic

Example Sentences

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Do Wrexham owners understand the magic of the fa cup?

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Fellow Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce noted the statue’s resemblance to his former Boston Celtics teammate Tony Allen and wrote “D Wade need a redo he to legendary fa this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

La dinamica superiore alle attese dei prezzi al consumo e alla produzione di marzo fa sfumare la prospettiva di nuovi interventi espansivi da parte della banca centrale cinese e affossa il mercato azionario.

From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2022

He was also, in the opinion of many, reggae’s greatest singer, so deeply spiritual he could transform “Do re mi fa so la ti do” into a hymn.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2020

Within the “symphony of voices,” Kepler believed that the speed of each planet corresponds to certain notes in the Latinate musical scale popular in his day—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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