"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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 29 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} fah
  1. Alternative form of faugh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: faugh
    Sense id: en-fah-en-intj-zHZubADr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

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

Inflected forms

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