FA

English football's governing

Fa is the fourth note of the musical scale in solfège, the system that assigns syllables to pitches: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti.

It corresponds to F in the key of C major.

The children sang up the scale: do, re, mi, fa...

music

solfege

Syllable-based pitch training

do-re-miCash, in slang
scaleMeasure of relative size
pitchFrequency of sound

note · singing · sight-reading · tonic · fourth · melody · vocal · chorus · soprano · harmony

distance

far

At great distance

distantFar away or aloof
longOf great extent
journeyTravel from place to place

travel · remote · away · yonder · stretch · miles · reach · beyond · horizon · space

Egyptian

pharaoh

Ancient Egyptian ruler

RaEgyptian sun deity
serpentCunning, limbless reptile
deityWorshipped supernatural being

hieroglyph · ancient · mythology · sun · cobra · symbol · protection · Nile · temple · Isis

Categories

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Opposites

scale position

FAti

Seventh scale degree

do · si · sol · la · re

quantity

The complete set

loads · tons · heaps · plenty · masses

organizational scope

International soccer authority

Phrases

fa la laNonsense carol syllables
sweet FAEmphatic British nothing
fa'a SamoaSamoan cultural heritage system
FA Cup FinalEnglish knockout championship match
FA CupEnglish football knockout trophy
Fa Mulan

Family

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