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noun

te

tee
noun
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In solfège (the do-re-mi system used in music), the syllable for the seventh note of a major scale.
"The scale runs do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, te, do."

How to Use Te

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In plain EnglishThe sung name for the seventh step of a musical scale, as in "do-re-mi."

Word Forms

tes plural, tes plural

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Etymology

Adapted in the 19th century from the earlier syllable "si," changed so that no two notes of the scale began with the same letter.

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