Dictionary
ap•pog•gia•tu•ra
Pronunciation: (u-poj"u-toor'u, -tyoor'u; It.äp-pôd"jä-tOO'rä), [key]
—n. Music.
a note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time.
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