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Definition of: acciaccatura
(ät·chäk′kä·t′rä) noun Music
1. A short clear appoggiatura.
2. In old organ music, a grace note in which the principal note is sustained while the note below is struck for an instant only. [<Ital. < acci-+ accare crush]
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