Appoggiatura

n. (Music) brief embellishing note performed as fast as possible before a principal note

Noun
1. an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
(synonym) grace note, acciaccatura
(hypernym) note, musical note, tone

n. recommendation, endorsement, letter of reference

(n.)
A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.
  

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