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cam•bi•a•ta
(kam′bē ä′tə),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
- Music and Dancea melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step. Also called changing tone, changing note. Cf. échappée.
- Italian: short for nota cambiata changed note; cambiata, feminine past participle of cambiare to change
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