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“mordent”
mordent
1. A melodic ornament in which a principal tone is rapidly alternated with the tone a half or full step below.
2. Etymology: From German, from Italian mordente, from mordere, "to bite", from Latin mordere, from Latin mordre.
2. Etymology: From German, from Italian mordente, from mordere, "to bite", from Latin mordere, from Latin mordre.
Word Entries containing the term:
“mordent”
Mortui non mordent.
Dead men don't bite.
An alternate meaning is "Dead men carry no tales."
This entry is located in the following units:
Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group M
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mors-, mord- +
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mort-, mor-, mori-, morti- +
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