I. (ˈ)sōl|fä, -fȧ, chiefly Brit (ˈ)säl- noun
( -s )
Etymology: sol (I) + fa
1. : sol-fa syllables
2. : great scale
3.
a. : solmization
b. : an exercise sung in sol-fa syllables
4. : tonic sol-fa
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1. : to sing or practice the tones of the gamut or scale
2. : to sing in sol-fa syllables
transitive verb
: to sing (as an air or song) to or in sol-fa syllables