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ca⋅pric⋅ci⋅o

  [kuh-pree-chee-oh; It. kah-preet-chaw]
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–noun, plural -ci⋅os, -ci  [-chee] .
1. Music. a composition in a free, irregular style.
2. a caper; prank.
3. a whim; caprice.
Origin:
1595–1605; < It, perh. a shortening of caporiccio head with bristling hair
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ca·pric·cio   (kə-prē'chō, -chē-ō')   
n.   pl. ca·pric·cios

  1. Music An instrumental work with an improvisatory style and a free form.

  2. A prank; a caper.

  3. A whim.


[Italian; see caprice.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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