The American College Dictionary defines a pralltriller as "an inverted mordent.". From Wordnik.com. [Mordents & Pralltrillers] Reference
Stanley Kauffmann in his review of Stephen Becker's Marshall Field III calls in question the author's "expertise in the arts" by citing a statement of Mr. Becker on Field's interest in music: "He may not have known a mordant from a pralltriller.". From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
"A pralltriller is one kind of mordant.". From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
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