grace note

noun

1
: a musical note added as an ornament
especially : appoggiatura
2
: a small addition or embellishment

Examples of grace note in a Sentence

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Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025 But her grace notes weren't enough. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 And for Jamie and Donna, who had different stories but the same disease, to have that happen simultaneously was kind of another grace note. Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 June 2025 And selecting Gavin Creel for the primo final spot was an absolutely perfect, heartbreaking grace note on the whole thing. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for grace note

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grace note was circa 1823

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“Grace note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace%20note. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

grace note

noun
: a short musical note added before another as an ornament
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