grace note


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

Origin of grace note

1
First recorded in 1815–25

Words Nearby grace note

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How to use grace note in a sentence

  • He whistled as Jacob had done before, but with another grace-note at the end.

    The Garden of Eden | Max Brand
  • In the second bar a note which the editor had taken for an eighth-note was explained by the Composer as being a grace-note.

    The Shadow World | Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for grace note

grace note

noun
  1. music a note printed in small type to indicate that it is melodically and harmonically nonessential

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