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SOLMIZATE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sing using syllables like 'do', 're' and 'mi' to represent the tones of the scale
Example:
The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "solmizate" is one way to...):
sing (produce tones with the voice)
Verb group:
solmizate (sing by the syllables of solmization)
Domain category:
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
solmization (singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major)
solmization (a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sing by the syllables of solmization
Example:
solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "solmizate" is one way to...):
sing (deliver by singing)
Verb group:
solmizate (sing using syllables like 'do', 're' and 'mi' to represent the tones of the scale)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They will solmizate the duet
Derivation:
solmization (singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major)
solmization (a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters)
