échappée

[ ey-sha-pey, ey-shap-ey; French ey-sha-pey ]

noun

, Music.

, plural é·chap·pées [ey-sha-, peyz, ey-, shap, -eyz, ey-sh, a, -, pey],

1. a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and proceeding by a skip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of échappée¹

< French: literally, escaped (feminine past participle of échapper ). See escape

Example Sentences

Un groupe de 3️⃣2️⃣ coureurs dans l'échappée.

From The Guardian

“Vive la France!” cried the Frenchman; “puisqu’elle n’a pas échappée—je n’ai plus des regrets.”

From Project Gutenberg