Definition of: sol-fa

(sōl′fä′) Music v.t. & v.i. –faed, –fa·ing
To sing syllables instead of words to (notes); sing solfeggi.
—noun
1. Syllables collectively used in solmization; the act of singing them.
2. Rarely, a scale.
—tonic sol–fa See TONIC. [<Ital. solfa the gamut. See GAMUT.]
—sol′–fa′ist noun