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fa

 (fä)
n. Music
The fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]
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fa

(fɑː)
n
(Music, other) music a variant spelling of fah

FA

abbreviation for
1. (Military) military field artillery
2. (Soccer) (in Britain) Football Association
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fa

(fɑ)

n.
the musical syllable used for the fourth tone of an ascending diatonic scale.
[1275–1325; Middle English; see gamut]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fa - the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
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Translations

FA

N ABBR
1. (Brit) (Sport) =Football Association → AFE f
FA Cup → Copa f de la FA
2. =Fanny Adams

fa

[fɑː] N (Mus) → fa m
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fa

n (Mus) → Fa nt
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fa

[fɑː] n (Mus) → fa m
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