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    fife
    /fʌɪf/

    noun

    • 1. a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands.

    verb

    • 1. play the fife. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFIFE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FIFE definition: 1. a small flute (= a tube-shaped musical instrument held out sideways) with a high sound, used in…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fifeFife Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes and usually no keys. Examples of fife in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Participants include the local School of Rock and Suzuki School of Music.

  4. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › FifeFife - Wikipedia

    Fife (/ faɪf / FYFE, Scottish English: [fɐi̯f]; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha [ˈfiːvə]; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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    Fife definition: a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.. See examples of FIFE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fifeFife - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A fife is a musical instrument that looks like a very small flute. Fifes are usually made of wood, rather than metal, and are common in military marching bands. A fife is much more high-pitched than a flute—it's also louder and more shrill sounding.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFIFE - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "FIFE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › fifeFife - definition of fife by The Free Dictionary

    Define fife. fife synonyms, fife pronunciation, fife translation, English dictionary definition of fife. A region of eastern Scotland between the Firths of Forth and Tay. It was once a Pict kingdom. n. A small, high-pitched, transverse flute used primarily to...

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishfife noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of fife noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › FifeFife - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    a council area and historical county of E central Scotland, bordering on the North Sea between the Firths of Tay and Forth: coastal lowlands in the north and east, with several ranges of hills; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Glenrothes.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › fifefife | meaning of fife in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    fife meaning, definition, what is fife: a musical instrument like a small flute,...: Learn more.