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English
Etymology
From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.
Pronunciation
Noun
mordent (plural mordents)
- (music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.
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French
Pronunciation
Verb
mordent
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of mordre
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
mordent
- 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)
- Obsolete form of mordant.
Declension
References
- mordent in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN