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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Synonym of solfège.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: solfège
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: solfege
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing, vocalizing
noun
singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: solmization, solfege
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singing, vocalizing
History
Borrowed from Italian solfeggio. Doublet of solfège.
