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soh

British  
/ səʊ /

noun

  1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the name used for the fifth note or dominant of any scale

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of soh

C13: see gamut

Example Sentences

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"Dot is better soh," commented Mr. Sieppe, finally releasing him.

From McTeague by Norris, Frank

"Not soh, not soh," cried Mr. Sieppe, bearing it aloft.

From McTeague by Norris, Frank

The clearing was about six meters across and roughly circular, with traces of another camp near the northern edge, shaded by the broad silvery-green leaves of a soh tree.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann

Dessert came from a toli vine that was strangling a nearby soh tree—orange berries that looked something like jelly beans and smelled like dirty socks.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann

"Mommer," addressing Mrs. Sieppe, "he will soh soon be ge-whipt, eh?"

From McTeague by Norris, Frank

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