Definition of spiccato
: performed with a slight lifting of the bow after each note —used as a direction in music
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Origin and Etymology of spiccato
Italian, past participle of spiccare to detach, pick off
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spiccato
noun
spic·ca·to
Definition of spiccato
spiccatos
: a spiccato technique, performance, or passage
First Known Use of spiccato
circa 1903
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