fah
Britishnoun
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the note F
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(in tonic sol-fa) the fourth degree of any major scale; subdominant
Etymology
Origin of fah
C14: see gamut
Example Sentences
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This occurs most frequently after certain vowels, so that a phrase like "far apart" could be pronounced like "fah apaht," with the "r" sound vocalizing, or turning into a vowel.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023
An illegitimate mixture of foods is tre- fah or terephah.
From Time Magazine Archive
And I, a lady of rank and position!—Fah, fah, fall!
From Plays by Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nicolaevich
Guess yuh'll dance some ober dah, Jes' ez like ez not; Swing dem pahtnehs fas' en fah 'Foh de fiah git hot!
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Miller, Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin)
Oh, yass, suh, thass his--tha'--thass his ma'ied son, in thah; yass, suh, the one 'ith the fah hah; yass, suh.
From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington
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