Sol-fa

sol′-fa, v.i. to sing the notes of the scale in their proper pitch, using the syllables do (or ut ), re , mi , fa , sol , la , si ;— pr.p. sol-faing (sol′-fa-ing); pa.p. sol-faed (sol′-fad). — ns. Sol′faïsm , singing by syllables, solmisation; Sol′faïst , a teacher or advocate of solmisation; Solfeg′gio , an exercise on the notes of the scale, as represented by do , re , mi , . [It.]