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"Mordent" can refer to a few different concepts depending on the context: 1. **Music**: In music theory, a mordent is an ornament that consists of a rapid alternation between a note and the note immediately below it (the lower mordent) or the note immediately above it (the upper mordent). It adds expressiveness and embellishment to a musical phrase.

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