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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Passing \Pass"ing\, a.
     1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond,
        through, or away; departing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. --Chaucer. ``Her passing
        deformity.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone.
        
  
     Passing tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other
        tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake
        of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the
        harmony.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Passing \Pass"ing\, a.
     1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond,
        through, or away; departing.
  
     2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. --Chaucer. ``Her passing
        deformity.'' --Shak.
  
     Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone.
        
  
     Passing tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other
        tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake
        of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the
        harmony.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  passing tone
       n : a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic
           notes [syn: passing note]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  passing tone
     n.
     (lb en music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note
  in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  passing tone
     n.
     (lb en music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note
  in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  passing tone
     n.
     (lb en music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note
  in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  passing tone
     n.
     (lb en music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note
  in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  passing tone
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys musiikki k=en) lomasävel

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