fa

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5
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5
Letters
2
Pronunciation
/fɑ/

Definition of fa

16 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
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noun

  1. A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
  2. A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of Fanconi anemia.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of featured article.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of felonious assault.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of flight attendant.
    “The highlight of the flight was watching one of the F.A.'s (male) sitting on the welcome lap of a smiling passenger (also male).”
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of fee agreement.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of fat admirer.
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of free agent.
  10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Abbreviation of final A.
  11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of forever alone.

prep

  1. (alt-of, alternative, informal)Alternative spelling of for.
    “Do ya wanna be a dope fiend fa krist’s sake?”

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of Football Association, especially the English Football Association. See also Scottish FA and Welsh FA.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable)Initialism of Fur Affinity.

pron

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar)Initialism of fuck all.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, initialism)Initialism of Fanny Adams.

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Etymology

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English fa (“fourth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian fa in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin famulī (“servants”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

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