fah

British  

/ fɑː /

noun

1. (in the fixed system of solmization) the note F

2. (in tonic sol-fa) the fourth degree of any major scale; subdominant

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Etymology

Origin of fah

C14: see _gamut

Example Sentences

This occurs most frequently after certain vowels, so that a phrase like "far apart" could be pronounced like "fah apaht," with the "r" sound vocalizing, or turning into a vowel.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023

An illegitimate mixture of foods is tre- fah or terephah.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, Josiah's wife, cold, practical female being, you know me not; we are sundered as fah apart as if you was sitting on the North Pole and I was sitting on the South Pole.

From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Masson, Thomas L.

And I, a lady of rank and position!—Fah, fah, fall!

From Plays by Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nicolaevich

You sa--ay 'Is that his ma'-ied son, in yondeh; the one 'ith the fah hah?

From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington