staccato
adjective, adverb/stəˈkɑːtəʊ/
/stəˈkɑːtəʊ/
- (music, from Italian) with each note played separately in order to produce short, sharp sounds
- staccato sounds
- The notes are played staccato.
- with short, sharp sounds or movements
- a peculiar staccato voice
- staccato bursts of gunfire
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘detached’.
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