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cam•bi•a•ta
Pronunciation: (kam"bē-ä'tu), [key]—
n. Music.
a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a skip, usually of a third above or below, and progressing by a step. Also called
changing tone, changing note. Cf.
échappée.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.