grace note

noun

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

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Gray patches sewn to the knees and elbows of the spacesuits both add visual grace notes and protect against cuts and punctures during the inevitable tumbles astronauts make while bunny-hopping across the lunar surface. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 His curatorial grace notes for the film program, which appeared in the Wex’s monthly calendar, were profoundly literary, eminently readable, a master class in the combined art of expressiveness and brevity. Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 The grace note, before departing the next day, began with all of us standup paddleboarding, back on the May River. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024 In part, that’s because the original Beetlejuice is such a perfect encapsulation of all the little grace notes that used to make Burton’s work so exceptional — and all the grace notes Burton began to abandon as his movies became ever more schticky and self-indulgent. Constance Grady, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

grace note

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