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pralltriller
[ prahl-tril-er ]
/ ˈprɑlˌtrɪl ər /
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noun Music.
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Origin of pralltriller
1835–45; <German: literally, rebounding trill
Words nearby pralltriller
prajna, Prajnā-Paramita, Prakrit, prakriti, praline, pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava, prance
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British Dictionary definitions for pralltriller
pralltriller
/ (ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə) /
noun
an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note
another word for inverted mordent
Word Origin for pralltriller
German: bouncing trill
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