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| stac·ca·to [ stə ktō ] |
adverb |
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in quick separate notes: as rapid short detached notes
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used as a musical direction
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adjective |
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1. played separately: played as rapid short detached notes
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2. quick and clipped: rapid, brief, and clipped in sound
  a staccato voice
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noun (plural stac·ca·tos) |
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staccato passage: a staccato passage in music
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| [Early 18th century. < Italian, "detached"] |
