acciaccatura
noun
a short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note.
acciaccaturas
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pluralof acciaccatura.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“There’s a superabundance of appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas and phrase marks and so forth,” Sacks says, “which together compose a sort of nonsense.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2013
