movable-do system

noun

variants or less commonly movable-doh system
¦⸗⸗⸗¦dō-
: a system of solfège in which the sol-fa syllables may be transposed to any key compare fixed-do system

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of movable-do system was in 1881

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“Movable-do system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movable-do%20system. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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