Pronunciations (6)
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/ʊt/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ʌt/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ut/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ʌt/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ʊt/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ʌt
Noun
Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.
Usage- Dated
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- Examples
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Old Mantuam, old Mantuan. Who vnderſtandeth thee not, vt re ſol la mi fa: Vnder pardon sir, What are the contents? […]
More examples (1)
The French added si for the seventh, and the Italians changed ut to do. Modern music-books name the whole thirteen notes of the semi-tone scale, and expect the pupil to learn them all.
Noun
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
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