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Webster 1913 Edition

E-la

E′-laˊ

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Noun.
Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying.
“Why, this is above E-la!”
Beau. & Fl.

Definition 2024

E-la

E-la

See also: ela, Ela, ELA, èla, elã, elä, and -ela

English

Noun

E-la

  1. (obsolete, music) The highest note in the scale proposed by Guido of Arezzo.
  2. (obsolete, by extension) Any extravagant saying.
    Why, this is above E-la! — Beaumont and Fletcher.

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