n. Mus. a system of associating each note of a scale with a particular syllable, now usu. doh ray me fah soh lah te, with doh as C in the fixed-doh system and as the keynote in the movable-doh or tonic sol-fa system.
Derivatives:
solmizate v.intr. & tr.
Etymology: F solmisation (as SOL(1), MI)