Definitions for grace note
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
grace′ note`(n.)
a musical note, as an appoggiatura, added as a melodic embellishment.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of grace note:
1815–25
Princeton's WordNet
grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura(noun)
an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
Wiktionary
grace note(Noun)
A musical note written in smaller print, with or without a slash through it, to indicate that its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure.
grace note(Noun)
Concerns of secondary importance to that which is of primary concern.
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