staccato

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staccato staccato mark

Main Entry: stac·ca·to
Pronunciation: st&-'kä-(")tO
Function: adjective
Etymology: Italian, from past participle of staccare to detach, from s- ex- (from Latin ex-) + attaccare to attack, attach, perhaps from Old French estachier -- more at ATTACH
1 a : cut short or apart in performing : DISCONNECTED <staccato notes> b : marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords <a staccato style>
2 : ABRUPT, DISJOINTED <staccato screams>
- staccato adverb
- staccato noun