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pralltriller
CIDE DICTIONARY
pralltriller, n. [G.].
A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next of the scale; -- called also the inverted mordente . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pralltriller, n. a musical ornament consisting of one rapid alternation of the written note with the note immediately above it.
Etymology
G f. prallen rebound + Triller TRILL
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