E-la
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"
English
Noun
- (obsolete, music) The highest note in the scale proposed by Guido of Arezzo.
- (obsolete, by extension) Any extravagant saying.
- 1619, John Fletcher, “The Humorous Lieutenant”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iv:
- Why, this is above E-la!
References
- “E-la”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.