kəˈtʊər noun, plural ac·ciac·ca·tu·ras, ac·ciac·ca·tu·re 
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Show Spelled a short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note.
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| —n , pl -ras, -re | |
| 1. | a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it |
| 2. | (in modern music) a very short appoggiatura |
| [C18: Italian: literally, a crushing sound] | |
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