mordente

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noun

A mordent (embellishment resembling a trill).

OriginItalian mordente ← Latin mordēns →
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Meanings

nounmordente (plural mordentes)

plural mordentes

  1. entertainmentA mordent (embellishment resembling a trill).

Origin

  1. Latinmordēns
  2. Italianmordente
  3. Englishmordente

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

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APA

mordente. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordente

MLA

“mordente.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordente. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mordente,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordente.

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