Mordent

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A melodic ornament in which a principal tone is rapidly alternated with the tone a half or full step below.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch, and the one immediately below it
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In music:
    • Word Usage
    "Dum contumelia vacant et festiva lenitate mordent, mediocres animi aegritudines sanari solent, &c. 3498."
    Cross Reference
    mordant    pralltriller   
     
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