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fa

/fah/US // fɑ //UK // (fɑː) //

FA

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
    • : the tone F.Compare sol-fa.

Examples

  • Except for nine of them are musical words: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti—and si—are musical.

  • Last year, at the less than spry age of 34, he broke two bones in his back while leading his Everton team to an FA Cup win.

  • He's hitting her on the face every time she tries to rise an' gaein' her anither kick aye when she fa's doon again.

  • Lip to Lip while were young—then the Lip to the Glass, fa, la, &c.

  • Fair fa' the wife, and weel may she spin, that counts aye the lawin' wi' a pint to come in.

  • Sweeft as the eagle fa'ing upon his prey, fa's MacMuller, a licht o' joy in his een, his bullets twangin' like hairp-strings.

  • Affable, af′fa-bl, adj. condescending: easy to be spoken to (used with to).