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adjective
1.
shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.
2.
3.
composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed: rapid-fire, staccato speech.
adverb
4.
in a staccato manner.
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Staccato
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noun
5.
performance in a staccato manner.
6.
a staccato passage.
Origin:
1715–25; < Italian: disconnected, past participle of staccare (derivative of stacca pole < Gothic, but taken as a variant of distaccare to detach)
1715–25; < Italian: disconnected, past participle of staccare (derivative of stacca pole < Gothic, but taken as a variant of distaccare to detach)
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Word Origin & History
staccato
1724, from It. staccato, lit. "detached, disconnected," from pp. of staccare "to detach," shortened form of distaccare "separate, detach," from M.Fr. destacher, from O.Fr. destachier "to detach" (see detach).
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Cultural Dictionary
staccato [(stuh-kah-toh)]A direction in music meaning that the notes should be performed in an abrupt, sharp, clear-cut manner.
Note: The term staccato has been applied generally to things that occur in rapid bursts, such as gunfire.
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