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acciaccatura

noun

  1. type of musical grace note
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌt͡ʃɑkəˈtʊɹə/ / /əˌt͡ʃækəˈtjʊəɹə/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”).

  1. A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.