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grace note

grace note
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greys noht]
    • /greɪs noʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [greys noht]
    • /greɪs noʊt/

Definitions of grace note words

  • noun grace note a note not essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment, especially an appoggiatura. 1
  • noun grace note music: note for embellishment 1
  • noun grace note film, story: embellishment 1
  • noun grace note a note printed in small type to indicate that it is melodically and harmonically nonessential 0
  • noun grace note a note not necessary to the melody, added only for ornamentation: it is usually printed as a small note with a slant line through the stem, just before the note that it embellishes, its short time value subtracted from the preceding or following note, depending on context 0
  • noun grace note (music) A musical note written in smaller print, with or without a slash through it, to indicate that its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure. 0

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Origin of grace note

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Grace note

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grace note popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

grace note usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for grace note

noun grace note

  • acciaccatura — a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it

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