Etymology

mordente

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Today it means: A mordent (embellishment resembling a trill). Full definition →

Italian mordente ← Latin mordēns
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  1. Latin · derived frommordēns
  2. Italian · borrowed frommordente
  3. English todaymordente

Borrowed from Italian mordente, from Latin mordēns, from mordēre.

Words from the same roots

Italianmordente all →

mordent

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