E-la

noun

The highest note in the scale proposed by Guido of Arezzo.

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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteentertainmentThe highest note in the scale proposed by Guido of Arezzo.
  2. broadlyobsoleteAny extravagant saying.

    Why, this is above E-la!

    1619, John Fletcher, “The Humorous Lieutenant”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iv
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