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mordent

mordent

English

Noun

mordent (plural mordents)

  1. (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

Derived terms

  • inverted mordent
  • lower mordent
  • upper mordent

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French

Verb

mordent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of mordre
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of mordre

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Latin

Verb

mordent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of mordeō