si
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9.9
A syllable that names the seventh note when you sing a musical scale
- noun
- /si/
- Specialized
:
si
- Si, si, Pedro.
Examples
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The musician sang the scale, reaching the high note si effortlessly.
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In solfège, the note that follows la is called si.
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Do - La - Si -
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Si, si!
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Si, si.
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Si, si, si.
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Ah, si, si.
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Si, si.
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Si, si.
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Ah, si!
Synonyms
1
9.9
The seventh syllable in the do re mi musical scale
is used for the same note especially in the fixed-do system
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Si is the name of the seventh note in the 'do, re, mi' scale and is used in many languages instead of 'ti'. One popular story says si came from the first letters of the Latin phrase Sancte Ioannes ('Saint John') in a church hymn, so you can remember si as the extra syllable added to finish the scale.