APPOGGIATURA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: appoggiature   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An embellishing note usually written in smaller size

Synonyms:

acciaccatura; appoggiatura; grace note

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("appoggiatura" is a kind of...):

musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)

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