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passing notes

passing notes is the plural of passing note.

Meaning of passing note

Noun

passing note (plural passing notes)

  1. A smaller note marking a tone introduced between two others, to effect a smooth passage from the one to the other, but forming no essential part of the harmony.

Questions about passing notes

What is passing notes the plural of?
Passing notes is the plural of passing note.

Words near passing notes in the dictionary

  1. passing loop
  2. passing loops
  3. passing motion
  4. passing muster
  5. passing note
  6. passing notes
  7. passing of time
  8. passing off
  9. passing off as
  10. passing on
  11. passing one's word

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