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pralltriller

American  
[prahl-tril-er] / ˈprɑlˌtrɪl ər /

noun

Music.

  1. inverted mordent.

pralltriller British  
/ ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə /

noun

  1. an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note

  2. another word for inverted mordent

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Etymology

Origin of pralltriller

1835–45; < German: literally, rebounding trill

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