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‖ appoggiatura Mus.|apˌpoddʒaˈtuːra| [It., f. appoggiare to lean upon, rest. Cf. appui.] A grace-note or passing tone prefixed as a support to an essential note of a melody. Also transf. A prop, a point of support.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Appoggiatura is commonly marked by a smaller kind of note. 1833Coleridge Table T. 289 In the latter [Nonnus, Tryphiodorus]..All the appoggiaturas of time are lost. 1875Ouseley Harmony xviii. 206 Accented auxiliary notes are usually called appoggiaturas, as they are supposed to be a kind of buttress or leaning support to the note before which they are placed. |