staccato
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staccato /stəˈkɑːtəʊ/
▶adverb & adjective Music with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others. ▶noun (pl. staccatos)
- 1 Music a staccato passage or performance.
- 2 a series of short, detached sounds or words.
– origin Ital., lit. ‘detached’.
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