appoggiatura
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appoggiatura /əˌpɒdʒəˈtjʊərə/
▶noun (pl. appoggiaturas or appoggiature) Music a grace note which delays the next note of the melody, taking half or more of its written time value.
– origin Ital., from appoggiare ‘lean upon, rest’.
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