n. Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The first note in Guido's musical scale, now usually superseded by do. See solmization.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
An abbreviation of Utah.
n. In solmization, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or key-note of the scale. It is now commonly superseded, except in France, by do. See solmization and do.
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n. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
n. a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
n. the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
Word Usage
"The first one (ut) was changed to _DO_ as early as the sixteenth century because of the difficulty of producing a good singing tone on _ut_."