ut
ut · uts
Syllable used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scaleSyllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.
UK/ʊt/US/ut/
» Where near Austin do you live? Probably near UT.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Examples
1 sentencesWhere near Austin do you live? Probably near UT.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English ut (“first degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), IFrom Middle English ut (“first degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian ut in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the opening word Latin ut (“how”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Benedictine monk Paulus Deacon (8th c. CE).
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Forms
plural: utsSynonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization:do-ndoh
- a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young:UtahBeehive StateMormon StateUt.
- the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere:Greenwich Mean TimeGreenwich TimeGMTuniversal timeUT1
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgamut