SOLMISATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters

Synonyms:

solmisation; solmization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("solmisation" is a kind of...):

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solmisation"):

solfa; tonic solfa (a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti)

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