SOLMISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solmisation mean? 

• SOLMISATION (noun)
  The noun SOLMISATION has 1 sense:

1. a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters

  Familiarity information: SOLMISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLMISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

solmisation; solmization

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)