appoggiatura

(ə päj′ə to̵or′ə)

noun

Music a rhythmically strong dissonant grace note used melodically and resolving to a principal harmonic tone, usually by a single scale step

Origin: It < appoggiare, to rest, lean < VL appodiare, to support < L ad-, to + *podiare, to support < podium, podium

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noun
Music

An embellishing note, usually one step above or below the note it precedes and indicated by a small note or special sign.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from appoggiato

Origin: , past participle of appoggiare, to lean on

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *appodiāre

Origin: : Latin ad-, ad-

Origin: + Latin podium, support (from Greek podion, base, from pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots)

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