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FA

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'FA': /ˌɛfˈeɪ/; 'fa': /fɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fä)

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FA abbreviation for

(in Britain) Football Association

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fa (fä),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]

Music and Dancethe syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
Music and Dance(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone F. Cf. sol-fa (def. 1).

1275–1325; Middle English; see gamut

fā (fä),USA pronunciation n.

the twentieth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Arabic

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fa /fɑː/ n

a variant spelling of fah

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f.a., FA abbreviation for

fanny adams

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fah, fa /fɑː/ n

(in tonic sol-fa) the fourth degree of any major scale; subdominant

Etymology: 14th Century: see gamut

'FA' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Busby - Cup Final - doh - FA Cup - f.a. - fah - Fa Ngum - Fa Xian - Ferguson - gamut - lah - Lemalu - mi - ray - soh - sol-fa - solfeggio - solmization - te - tonic sol-fa - zaibatsu - affable - alfalfa butterfly - alfalfa weevil - Apostolic Fathers - aucuba - calcareous tufa - catalufa - church father - city father - club sofa - conscript fathers - den father - desert fathers - do - Ethics of the Fathers - F, f - Fabian Society - fable - facia - facial - facial angle - facial nerve - facial neuralgia - facial tissue - Faerie Queene, The - faery - Fagin - Fahrenheit - fa-la

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🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "FA" in the title:

And sooner shall the hill fa' down
FA Cup tie [Football]
fa-la-la music
For Dearest and Fa.
pronunciation: /'fɑ:ðər/ or /'fa:ðər/
Pronunciation: fa [Fat, fan, fantastic, family, familiar ]
sol-fa
sweet FA
"this-world" immortality connected to the transmission of fa
When is the FA cup?

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