ˌsälmə̇ˈzāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French solmisation, from solmiser to sol-fa (from sol — from Medieval Latin — + mi — from Medieval Latin — + -iser -ize) + -ation — more at sol , mi
: the act, practice, or system of using a set of syllables to denote the tones of a musical scale — compare great scale , guidonian syllables, sol-fa syllables , solfe ge