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mordente

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian.

Noun

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mordente (plural mordentes)

  1. (music) A mordent (embellishment resembling a trill).

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /morˈdɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: mor‧dèn‧te

Participle

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mordente m or f by sense (plural mordenti)

  1. present participle of mordere

Adjective

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mordente m or f by sense (plural mordenti)

  1. biting

Noun

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mordente m (plural mordenti)

  1. mordant, base
  2. bite (figurative)
  3. drive (personality)

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Latin

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Participle

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mordente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of mordēns
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