MORDENT

PRONUNCIATION: (MOR-duhnt)

MEANING: noun: A musical ornament typically made by playing a note, the note immediately above or below it, and the original note again in quick succession.

ETYMOLOGY: From German Mordent, from Italian mordente (biting), ultimately from Latin mordere (to bite). Earliest documented use: 1806.
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MONDENT - sophisticated, world-weary

MERDENT - crude, vulgar

AMORDENT - offensively persistent in expressing affection, after being rebuffed