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Word entry · 2 letters

la

Best crossword clue

"Singer's nonsense syllable"

2 letters · collected on this word page

2 lettersPronunciation /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/Part of speech nounSorted alStarts with LEnds with A5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

Word origin

From Glover's solmization, from Middle English la (“sixth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian la in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin labiī (“lip's”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

Used in a sentence

  • LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle.
  • Speaking as an LA native, this is the longest earthquake I’ve ever felt!
  • "La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Singer's nonsense syllable2 letters
02Singing syllable2 letters
03Song syllable2 letters
04Tune syllable2 letters
05sixth note of scale2 letters

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