"fah" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} fah
  1. (New England) Pronunciation spelling of far. Tags: New-England, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: far
    Sense id: en-fah-en-adv-4x8~nhFJ Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, New England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 47 18 19 2 3 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 21 20 1 2 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

  1. Alternative form of faugh. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: faugh
    Sense id: en-fah-en-intj-nM-AOZQk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: fahs [plural]
Etymology: An anglicised spelling of fa. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fah (plural fahs)
  1. (music) Alternative form of fa. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fa
    Sense id: en-fah-en-noun-wy-BrQ58 Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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