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appoggiatura

ap·pog·gia·tu·ra
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-poj-uh-too r-uh, -tyoo r-uh; Italian ahp-pawd-jah-too-rah]
    • /əˌpɒdʒ əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə; Italian ɑpˌpɔd dʒɑˈtu rɑ/
    • /əpˈɒɡɪˌatʃərə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-poj-uh-too r-uh, -tyoo r-uh; Italian ahp-pawd-jah-too-rah]
    • /əˌpɒdʒ əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə; Italian ɑpˌpɔd dʒɑˈtu rɑ/

Definitions of appoggiatura word

  • noun appoggiatura an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress 3
  • noun appoggiatura a rhythmically strong dissonant grace note used melodically and resolving to a principal harmonic tone, usually by a single scale step 3
  • noun appoggiatura a note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time. 1
  • noun appoggiatura A grace note performed before a note of the melody and falling on the beat. 1
  • noun appoggiatura (music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows. 0
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Origin of appoggiatura

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < Italian: a propping, equivalent to appoggiat(o), past participle of appoggiare to support (see ap-1, podi(um), -ate1) + -ura -ure

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Parts of speech for Appoggiatura

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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appoggiatura popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for appoggiatura

noun appoggiatura

  • acciaccatura — a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it
Just one Synonym for appoggiatura

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Related words

  • grace note

    a note not essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment, especially an appoggiatura.
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