Ap-pŏg-gi-a-tū'ra, n.

(-pŏd'ja-), n. [It. from appoggiare, to lean, to rest, Fr. appuyer, Sp. appayer, from ad and It. poggiare, O. Fr. puier, Pr. poyar, to mount, ascend; It. poggio, O. Fr. pui, Pr. pueg, puoi, hill, ascent, from Lat. podium, an elevated place, a height.] (Mus.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone or an accented part of a measure,—generally indicated by a note of smaller size. It forms no essential part of the harmony.