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acciaccatura definition

ac·ciac·ca·tura (ə c̸hä′kə to̵or′ə; It, ät c̸häk′kä to̵̅o̅′rä′)

noun

in keyboard music of the Baroque period, a short grace note sounded together with the principal note or chord, but quickly released

Etymology: It < acciaccare, to crush < accia, ax < L ascia: see ax

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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