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mordent
mor·dent M0419800 (môr′dnt, môr-dĕnt′)n. A melodic ornament in which a principal tone is rapidly alternated with the tone a half or full step below. [German, from Italian mordente, from mordere, to bite, from Vulgar Latin *mordere, from Latin mordēre; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]mordent (ˈmɔːdənt) n (Music, other) music a melodic ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of a note with a note one degree lower than it. Also called: lower mordent [C19: from German, from Italian mordente, from mordere to bite]mor•dent (ˈmɔr dnt) n. a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more. [1800–10; < German < Italian mordente biting < Latin mordent-, s. of mordēns, present participle of mordēre to bite; see -ent] Translations |