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échappée

American  
[ay-sha-pay, ay-shap-ay, ay-sha-pay] / ˌeɪ ʃæˈpeɪ, eɪˈʃæp eɪ, eɪ ʃaˈpeɪ /

noun

Music.
  • échappées
    plural
  1. a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and proceeding by a skip.


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Etymology

Origin of échappée

< French: literally, escaped (feminine past participle of échapper ). See escape


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