solfege
- n singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
- n a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
- There were no formal arias or indeed any set pieces at all; a small chorus sang "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight" and solfege syllables (do, re, mi) over hypnotic .
- When words do occur in Einstein, they are likely to be numbers or solfege syllables like do, re, mi that are bleached of definition.