mor|dent

mor|dent
mor|dent «MR duhnt», noun. Music.
1. a grace note or embellishment consisting of the rapid alternation of a tone with another tone usually a half step below it. There are two kinds: the single (short) with one alternation, and the double (long) with two or more.
2. = pralltriller. (Cf. ↑pralltriller)
╂[< German Mordent < Italian mordente, present participle of mordere to bite < Latin mordēre. See etym. of doublet mordant. (Cf. ↑mordant)]

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