/ ˈmɔːdənt; NAmE ˈmɔːrd-/ noun
( music ) a musical decoration in which either the note above or below is played as well as the written note
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: via German from Italian mordente , present participle of mordere to bite.
/ ˈmɔːdənt; NAmE ˈmɔːrd-/ noun
( music ) a musical decoration in which either the note above or below is played as well as the written note
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: via German from Italian mordente , present participle of mordere to bite.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005