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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tremolo \Tre"mo*lo\, n. [It. Cf. {Tremulous}.] (Mus.)
     (a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent
         cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.
     (b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes
         to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a
         tremulous effect; -- called also {tremolant}, and


         {tremulant}.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tremulant \Trem"u*lant\, Tremulent \Trem"u*lent\, a.
     Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] " With tremulent white
     rod." --Carlyle.
     [1913 Webster]

















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