noun
meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong
• Syn: ↑fal la
• Hypernyms: ↑nonsense, ↑bunk, ↑nonsensicality, ↑meaninglessness, ↑hokum
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noun also fal la \(ˈ)fä(l)|lä\ (-s)Etymology: from fa-la, frequent meaningless syllables in the refrains of such songs
: a 16th and 17th century part-song that is like a dance in character : ballad
another kind of ballets commonly called fa las — Thomas Morley
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fa la (
● fa-la
Useful english dictionary. 2012.