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staccato

stac·ca·to [ stə ktō ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
in quick separate notes: as rapid short detached notes ( used as a musical direction )



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. played separately: played as rapid short detached notes

2. quick and clipped: rapid, brief, and clipped in sound
a staccato voice



noun  (plural stac·ca·tos)
Definition:
 
staccato passage: a staccato passage in music

[Early 18th century. < Italian, "detached"]
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