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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes;
[syn: passing note, passing tone]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

passing tone n 1: a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes [syn: passing note, passing tone]