"passing note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: passing notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} passing note (plural passing notes)
  1. (music) A smaller note marking a tone introduced between two others, to effect a smooth passage from the one to the other, but forming no essential part of the harmony. Categories (topical): Music Related terms: passing tone Translations (Translations): lomasävel (Finnish), note de passage [feminine] (French), Durchgangsnote [feminine] (German), nota di passaggio [feminine] (Italian), dźwięk przejściowy [masculine] (Polish), nota de passagem [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-passing_note-en-noun-dzabpd5a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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