pralltriller
American
[prahl-tril-er]
/ ˈprɑlˌtrɪl ər /
noun
Music.
pralltriller
British
/ ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə /
noun
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an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note
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another word for inverted mordent
Etymology
Origin of pralltriller
1835–45; < German: literally, rebounding trill
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