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fa^¹

/fɑ/

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

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.

noun fas · fah

A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale. And now Mrs. Waters (for we muſt confeſs ſhe was in the ſame Bed) being, I ſuppoſe, awakened from her Sleep, and ſeeing two Men fighting in her Bed-chamber, began to ſcream in the moſt violent Manner, crying out Murder! Robbery! and more frequently Rape! which laſt, ſome, perhaps, may wonder ſhe ſho
Sometimes syllable for both the tonic and the fourth.

fa^²

/fɑ/

Rhymes with -ɑː

preposition fah

alternative, informal Alternative spelling of for Do ya wanna be a dope fiend fa krist’s sake?

FA^³

proper noun FAs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Football Association, especially the English Football Association. See also Scottish FA and Welsh FA. While there is no evidence to suggest that heading the ball is to blame, the new guidelines will be introduced to mitigate against any potential risks, according to a statement from the English Football Association (FA), in conjunction with the Scottish and Northern Irish FAs. “This updated heading
abbreviation, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Initialism of Fur Affinity

pronoun

abbreviation, initialism, vulgar Initialism of fuck all
abbreviation, euphemistic, initialism Initialism of Fanny Adams

noun FAs

abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Fanconi anemia
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of featured article
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of felonious assault
abbreviation, 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).
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of fee agreement
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of fat admirer
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of financial aid
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of free agent
abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of final A
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of forever alone

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sol, digi, vor, bing, hsien, hian, hien, jtf, koli, father, dad, daddy, papa, pa, pop, pops

Translations

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noun fourth note of a major scale

Español	fa
한국어	파 pa
日本語	ファ fa
हिन्दी	म ma
Français	fa
Italiano	fa
Русский	фа fa
Tiếng Việt	pha
العربية	فَا fā

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@misc{fa_2026,
  title = {fa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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