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SOLMISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)