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- [sol-muh-zey-shuh n, sohl-]
- /ˌsɒl məˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsoʊl-/
- /sˌɒlmaɪzˈeɪʃən/
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- [sol-muh-zey-shuh n, sohl-]
- /ˌsɒl məˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌsoʊl-/
Definitions of solmization word
- noun solmization the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale. 1
- noun solmization a system of naming the notes of a scale by syllables instead of letters derived from the 11th-century hexachord system of Guido d'Arezzo, which assigns the names ut (or do), re, mi, fa, sol, la, si (or ti) to the degrees of the major scale of C (fixed system) or (excluding the syllables ut and si) to the major scale in any key (movable system) 0
- noun solmization the system or practice of identifying musical tones by syllables: often used as an aid in teaching music 0
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Origin of solmization
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < French solmisation, equivalent to solmis(er) (sol sol1 + mi mi + -iser -ize) + -ation -ation
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Parts of speech for Solmization
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
solmization popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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