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grupetto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gru-pet-to
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.

noun

A small group.

noun

The trailing group of riders in a stage race that tries to finish the race stage in which it was formed at a time just under the cut-off time for when they would otherwise be disqualified from continuing on to the next stage of the race.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Inflected Forms

grupettos (plural) gruppetto (alternative) groupetto (alternative)

Questions

What does grupetto mean?
A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.
Where does grupetto come from?
Borrowed from Italian.

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