mordent

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English

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Etymology

From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.

Pronunciation

Noun

mordent (plural mordents)

  1. (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

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French

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Verb

mordent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of mordre

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Latin

Verb

mordent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of mordeō

Romanian

Adjective

mordent m or n (feminine singular mordentă, masculine plural mordenți, feminine and neuter plural mordente)

  1. Obsolete form of mordant.

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References

  • mordent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN