This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
solmization
[ sol-muh-zey-shuhn, sohl- ]
/ ˌsɒl məˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsoʊl- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Music.
the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby solmization
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
British Dictionary definitions for solmization
solmization
solmisation
/ (ˌsɒlmɪˈzeɪʃən) /
noun
music a system of naming the notes of a scale by syllables instead of letters derived from the 11th-century hexachord system of Guido d'Arezzo, which assigns the names ut (or do), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si (or ti) to the degrees of the major scale of C (fixed system) or (excluding the syllables ut and si) to the major scale in any key (movable system)See also tonic sol-fa
Word Origin for solmization
C18: from French solmisation, from solmiser to use the sol-fa syllables, from sol 1 + mi
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