mor·dent (môr dnt, môr-d nt)n. A melodic ornament in which a principal tone is rapidly alternated with the tone a half or full step below. [German, from Italian mordente, from mordere, to bite, from Vulgar Latin *mordere, from Latin mord  re; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] |
mordent [ˈmɔːdənt]
n
(Music, other) Music a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it Also called lower mordent
[from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite]
Translations
mordent [ˈmɔːdənt] N → mordente m
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