appoggiatura
The acciaccatura is perhaps best thought of as a shorter variant of the long appoggiatura, where the delay of the principal note is scarcely perceptible.
Exceptionally, the acciaccatura may be notated in the bar preceding the note to which it is attached, showing that it is to be played before the beat.
While not being identical with the acciaccatura, unaccented appoggiaturas are almost always quite short.
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