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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”)..
In the case of two notes in a row, the patterns are often the effect of melisma, the second note of a melism anticipating the note for the next syllable (or the first note of a melism for the next syllable).
Use melism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Melism means Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the case of two notes in a row, the patterns are often the effect of melisma, the second note of a melism anticipating the note for the next syllable (or the first note of a melism for the next syllable).
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