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acciaccatura

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ac⋅ciac⋅ca⋅tu⋅ra

  [uh-chah-kuh-toor-uh; It. aht-chahk-kah-too-rah]
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–noun, plural -tu⋅ras, -tu⋅re  [-toor-ey, -toor-ee; It. -too-re] . Music.
a short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note.
Origin:
1875–80; < It: lit., a pounding, crushing, equiv. to acciacc(are) to crush, bruise (based on an echoic root ciacc-) + -atura (see -ate 1 , -ure )
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ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra   (ä-chä'kə-tŏŏr'ə)   
n.   Music
An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step below a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony.

[Italian, from acciaccare, to crush.]
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