Meaning Of The Word Mordent

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mordent in American English
an ornament made by a single rapid alternation of a principal tone with a subsidiary tone a half step or whole step below: in a double mordent there are two alternations: in an inverted mordent the subsidiary tone is a half step or whole step above the pr
noun: a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more

mordent in British English
noun: a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it

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