pralltriller

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(präl′tril′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prall•tril•ler  (präl′tril′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and DanceSee inverted mordent. 
  • German: literally, rebounding trill
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pralltriller /ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə/ n
  1. an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note
  2. another word for inverted mordent
Etymology: German: bouncing trill
'pralltriller' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
inverted mordent

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