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fa-la

[ fah-lah ]

noun

  1. a text or refrain in old songs.
  2. a type of part song or madrigal popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

fa-la

/ fɑːˈlɑː /

noun

  1. (esp in 16th-century songs) a refrain sung to the syllables fa-la-la
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fa-la1

First recorded in 1585–95; special use of fa la, meaningless sound sequence found in old popular refrains
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Example Sentences

Of the Muse it is most strictly and soberly true that "Bocca bacciata non perde ventura, anzi rinuova come fa la luna."

Later, a new third was superimposed and they dared the chord sol-si-re-fa-la.

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