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Fife F0112300 (fīf) A region of eastern Scotland between the Firths of Forth and Tay. It was once a Pict kingdom.
fife F0112300 (fīf)n. A small, high-pitched, transverse flute used primarily to accompany drums in a military or marching band.v. fifed, fif·ing, fifes v.intr. To play a fife.v.tr. To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a fife.
[Probably German Pfeife, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīffa, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pīpāre, to chirp.]
fif′er n.fife (faɪf) n (Instruments) a small high-pitched flute similar to the piccolo and usually having no keys, used esp in military bandsvb (Music, other) to play (music) on a fife[C16: from Old High German pfīfa; see pipe1] ˈfifer n
Fife (faɪf) n (Placename) 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. Pop: 352 040 (2003 est). Area: 1323 sq km (511 sq miles)
Fife (faɪf) n (Biography) Duncan. See Duncan Phyfefife (faɪf)
n., v. fifed, fif•ing. n. 1. a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups. v.i., v.t. 2. to play on a fife. [1540–50; < German Pfeife pipe1] fif′er, n. Fife (faɪf)
n. a region in E Scotland: formerly a county. 352,100; 504 sq. mi. (1305 sq. km). Also called Fife•shire (ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər) fife
Past participle: fifed
Gerund: fifing
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| I fife | | you fife | | he/she/it fifes | | we fife | | you fife | | they fife |
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| I fifed | | you fifed | | he/she/it fifed | | we fifed | | you fifed | | they fifed |
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| I am fifing | | you are fifing | | he/she/it is fifing | | we are fifing | | you are fifing | | they are fifing |
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| I have fifed | | you have fifed | | he/she/it has fifed | | we have fifed | | you have fifed | | they have fifed |
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| I was fifing | | you were fifing | | he/she/it was fifing | | we were fifing | | you were fifing | | they were fifing |
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| I had fifed | | you had fifed | | he/she/it had fifed | | we had fifed | | you had fifed | | they had fifed |
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| I will fife | | you will fife | | he/she/it will fife | | we will fife | | you will fife | | they will fife |
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| I will have fifed | | you will have fifed | | he/she/it will have fifed | | we will have fifed | | you will have fifed | | they will have fifed |
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| I will be fifing | | you will be fifing | | he/she/it will be fifing | | we will be fifing | | you will be fifing | | they will be fifing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been fifing | | you have been fifing | | he/she/it has been fifing | | we have been fifing | | you have been fifing | | they have been fifing |
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| I will have been fifing | | you will have been fifing | | he/she/it will have been fifing | | we will have been fifing | | you will have been fifing | | they will have been fifing |
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| I had been fifing | | you had been fifing | | he/she/it had been fifing | | we had been fifing | | you had been fifing | | they had been fifing |
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| I would fife | | you would fife | | he/she/it would fife | | we would fife | | you would fife | | they would fife |
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| I would have fifed | | you would have fifed | | he/she/it would have fifed | | we would have fifed | | you would have fifed | | they would have fifed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fife - a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching bandflute, transverse flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown |
Translationsfife (faif) noun a type of small flute. 橫笛 横笛fife
Fife, council area (1993 est. pop. 351,200), 510 sq mi (1,322 sq km), and former county, E Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay. The land rises to 1,500 ft (457 m) in the Lomond Hills. Fishing villages of great antiquity dot the eastern coast. One of Scotland's most prosperous areas, Fife has pastures and productive farmland in the central valleys of the Leven and Eden and rich coal fields in the west and east. One of the new townsnew towns,
planned urban communities in Great Britain, developed by long-term loans from the central government and first authorized by the New Towns Act of 1946. The chief purpose of the act was to reduce congestion in the great cities (or at least prevent its increase) through
..... Click the link for more information. , GlenrothesGlenrothes
, town (1991 pop. 33,639), Fife, E Scotland, on the Leven River. Glenrothes was designated one of the new towns in 1948 to provide housing, community services, and increased social and economic diversity for an expanding mining area.
..... Click the link for more information. was opened there in 1959 and has since become industrially diversified. KirkcaldyKirkcaldy
, town (1991 pop. 46,356) and district, Fife, E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. Industries textiles and furniture manufacture and light electrical engineering. Its port engages in coastal trade.
..... Click the link for more information. was a center of linoleum manufacture. Other industries are linen weaving and brewing. Fife was once a Pictish kingdom. Saint AndrewsSaint Andrews,
town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland until the Reformation. St.
..... Click the link for more information. , seat of Scotland's oldest university, was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland until the Reformation, and DunfermlineDunfermline
, city (1991 pop. 52,105), Fife, E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. It is a center for the manufacture of table linen and terylene, a synthetic fabric, and has silk mills, collieries, and engineering works.
..... Click the link for more information. was once a royal burgh. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of Fife became a region in 1975, and in the local government reorganization of 1996, the region became a council area.
fife, small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes adopted for military music by Swiss regiments serving in France in the late 15th cent. The fife was used in the British army until the end of the 19th cent. The piccolopiccolo,
small transverse flute pitched an octave higher than the standard flute. Its tone is bright and shrill, and it can produce the highest notes in the orchestral range. The piccolo is used in orchestras and especially in military bands. See fife.
..... Click the link for more information. has largely replaced the fife in modern use.fife a small high-pitched flute similar to the piccolo and usually having no keys, used esp in military bands
Fife 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. Pop.: 352 040 (2003 est.). Area: 1323 sq. km (511 sq. miles) FIFE
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