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acciaccatura |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acciaccatura \Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra\, n. [It., from acciaccare to crush.] (Mus.) A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acciaccatura n : an embellishing note usually written in smaller size [syn: {grace note}, {appoggiatura}]
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