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ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra

 (ä-chä′kə-to͝or′ə)
n. Music
An ornament note that is one half step or one whole step higher or lower than a principal note and is sounded at the same time as the principal note, adding dissonance to a harmony.

[Italian, a crushing, acciaccatura, from acciaccare, to crush, weaken, from acciacco, ailment, from Spanish achaque, ailment, defect, excuse, from achacar, to blame, from Arabic al-šakwa, the complaint : al-, the + šakwa, complaint, grievance (from šakā, to complain, suffer).]
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acciaccatura

(ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə)
n, pl -ras or -re (-reɪ; -riː)
1. (Classical Music) a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it
2. (Classical Music) (in modern music) a very short appoggiatura
[C18: Italian: literally, a crushing sound]
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ac•ciac•ca•tu•ra

(əˌtʃɑ kəˈtʊər ə)

n., pl. -tu•ras, -tu•re (-ˈtʊər eɪ, -ˈtʊər i)
a short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note.
[1875–80; < Italian: literally, a pounding, crushing =acciacc(are) to crush, bruise + -atura (see -ate1, -ure)]
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Noun1.acciaccatura - an embellishing note usually written in smaller sizeacciaccatura - an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
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But there are differences too: Soler generally preferred modest tempos, rarely going to Scarlatti's extremes; he did not employ Scarlatti's characteristic acciaccatura to any great extent; and his sometimes astonishing modulations are even more daring than those of his teacher.
Harrison postulates that audiences of the mid-1600s were drawn to both the sweeping language and "turbulent combination of geography, mythology, hearsay, and exotic beasts." The author is equally eloquent in the portrayal of Quilter's musical setting, pointing out that the composer uses a "cheeky little acciaccatura" to paint the buzzing fly, while the midge is characterized by "nippy little quaver rests to underlie its insistent and irritating nature." Harrison proves to be as capable at explaining musical form and technique, as she is deft at describing poetry.
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In an effort to translate this into modern notation, the Keaheys reduce these to two types: the appoggiatura, generally given as half the value of the following note; and the grace note with slash, which the Keaheys call an acciaccatura. The user is left to infer that the former is to be played on the beat and the latter before.
X 8 letters: ARAUCANA, EYEPIECE, SYSTASIS 9 letters: ATHABASKA, CONCYCLIC EBENACEAE, GONGAGENG, HACHSHISH, OGBOMOSHO, SUSPENSES 10 letters: ANATHEMATA, EVERYWHERE, SYSTEMISES 11 letters: ANAMNIONATA, ELEAGNACEAE, HEATHTHRUSH, KNICKAKNOCK, YMAGYNYNGLY 12 letters: ACCIACCATURA (cham), EVIDENCEABLE, LIGULIFLORAL (cham), REVERBERATOR, SYSTEMATISES 13 letters: EXPERGISCENCE, PIMPERLIMPIMP, READER-PRINTER, WINDOWSWALLOW 14 letters: ACANTHOCEPHALA, ELECTROPHORESE, THROSTLE-THROAT 15 letters: SERORESISTANCES 16 letters: ABRACHIOCEPHALIA (sted), SINISTROTORSIONS (sted) 17 letters: TRANSIT-INSTRUMENT 18 letters: EMPLOYMENT-EXCHANGE (b) Pattern X ?