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How to pronounce fife in English?

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Type of flute, transverse flute

Examples of fife

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Fife admitted that it will be tough leaving IPFW and his post as the head coach.
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Duffus, who would have liked to arrange a fife-and-drum corps, was not invited.
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Fife gave up seven hits and struck out five in his fourth appearance this spring.
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Fife, who missed four games with an ankle injury, set the tone from the start.
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Fife Constabulary has established its headquarters in Glenrothes at Viewfield.
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Fife Council and Fife Constabulary also centre their operations in Glenrothes.
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Fife residents said they preferred a topical arrangement with easy access, she said.
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Its Youth Division has a flashy fife-and-drum corps replete with majorettes.
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Fife is the largest city in Pierce County without its own library or library branch.
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  • A small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
  • Fife (; Scottish Gaelic: Fu00ECobha) is a council area and historic county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland.
  • Fife (; Scottish Gaelic: Fu00ECobha) is a council area and historic county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland.
  • A fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer. ...
  • Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885, when it was divided into East Fife and West Fife.
  • (Fife Ness) Fife Ness is a headland (ness is an archaic Norse word meaning "nose"), forming the most eastern point in Fife. It is situated in the area of Fife known as the East Neuk, and forms the muzzle of the dog-like outline of the latter when viewed on a map.
  • To dream of hearing a fife, denotes that there will be an unexpected call on you to defend your honor, or that of some person near to you. To dream that you play one yourself, indicates that whatever else may be said of you, your reputation will remain intact. ...
  • This is a musical instrument that bandsmen play as part of the Orange Order celebrations on 12th July.
  • Inexpensive small wooden piccolo-like instrument with tone holes and sometimes a few keys, used with a snare drum to make a budget saving yet effective military marching musical group. ...