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mordent

Syllables: mord·ent/ˈmɔːdn̩t/US/ˈmoɹd(ə)nt/

mordent noun: an ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.

Noun

mordent (plural mordents)

  1. An ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.

mordent meaning in Tamil

mordent in Tamil

சாயம் இறுத்தும்

Forms of mordent

pluralmordents

Origin of mordent

From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.

Words formed from mordent

Words that rhyme with mordent

Questions about mordent

What does mordent mean?
Mordent means an ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.
What is mordent in Tamil?
Mordent in Tamil is சாயம் இறுத்தும். See Mordent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mordent?
Mordent is a noun.
How do you pronounce mordent?
Mordent is pronounced /ˈmɔːdn̩t/ (UK).
What is the plural of mordent?
The plural of mordent is mordents.

Words near mordent in the dictionary

  1. mordellid
  2. mordellids
  3. Morden
  4. mordenite
  5. mordenites
  6. mordent
  7. mordente
  8. mordentes
  9. mordents
  10. mordern
  11. Mordetwi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mordent (page history and authors); mordent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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