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staccato
[stuh-kah-toh]
adjective
shortened and detached when played or sung.
staccato notes.
characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected.
a staccato style of playing.
composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed.
rapid-fire, staccato speech.
adverb
in a staccato manner.
noun
plural
staccatos, staccatiperformance in a staccato manner.
a staccato passage.
staccato
/ əˈɑːəʊ /
adjective
music (of notes) short, clipped, and separate
characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech
a staccato command
adverb
(esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner
staccato
A direction in music meaning that the notes should be performed in an abrupt, sharp, clear-cut manner.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staccato1
Example Sentences
The hours of darkness were once again punctuated by the staccato of air defence guns, buzz of drones and large explosions.
The band emerged in a flicker of static and staccato strings, accompanied by a lone saxophone, before breaking into Happiness.
How England survive his staccato approach and educated fingers will go a long way to deciding the series.
Chase and Ibarra may, for instance, begin a dialogue as nervous chit-chat with staccato flute interjections with drummed responses that soon turn to broad expressions of wonder.
Tilson Thomas beat out those three emphatic staccato orchestral chords — Let!
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