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A system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters
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solmisation
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters [syn: solmization ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the sol-fa system of singing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Solmization \Sol`mi*za"tion\, n. [F. solmisation, fr. solmiser to sol-fa; -- called from the musical notes sol, mi. See Sol-fa .] (Mus.) The act of sol-faing. [Written also solmisation .] Note: This art was practiced by the Greeks; but six of the seven ...