trilletn.
/ˈtrɪlɪt/ A little or tiny trill; also figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > vibratory sound > [noun] > trill
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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > trill
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Pralltriller1841
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1867 G. Meredith Vittoria I. ii. 25 We require to be refreshed with quavers and crescendos and trillets!
1878 S. Lanier To Mocking-bird 1 Trillets of humor,—shrewdest whistle-wit.
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