"acciaccatura" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌt͡ʃɑkəˈtʊɹə/ [General-American], /əˌt͡ʃækəˈtjʊəɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-acciaccatura.wav Forms: acciaccaturas [plural], acciaccature [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|acciaccatura}} Italian acciaccatura Head templates: {{en-noun|s|acciaccature}} acciaccatura (plural acciaccaturas or acciaccature)
  1. (music) 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. Wikipedia link: acciaccatura Categories (topical): Music Translations (short grace note occurring on the beat occupied by the main note): acciaccatura [feminine] (French), acciaccatura [feminine] (Italian), acciaccatura [feminine] (Portuguese)

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