cambiata

noun

cam·​bia·​ta

ˌkambēˈätə

plural -s

: a nonharmonic note of a melody reached by a skip of a third and resolved by a step

Word History

Etymology

Italian, feminine of cambiato, past participle of cambiare to change, from Latin, to exchange

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