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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LA, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold.
LA, in music, the syllable by which Guido denotes the last sound of each hexachord.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth [syn: lanthanum, La, atomic number 57]
2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization [syn: la, lah]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. law agent 2. legislative assistant 3. Los Angeles 4. Louisiana

Merriam Webster's

I. abbreviation Louisiana II. symbol lanthanum

Merriam Webster's

I. interjection Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English l? Date: before 12th century chiefly dialect — used for emphasis or expressing surprise II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to Saint John the Baptist Date: 14th century the sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 Library Association. 2 Los Angeles. 3 US Louisiana (in official postal use).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

symb. Chem. the element lanthanum.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of LAH.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

La La, n. (Mus.) (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization. (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

La La, interj. [Cf. Lo.] 1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me! [Low]

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