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capriccio definition

ca·pric·cio (kə prē′c̸hō′)

noun pl. capriccios -·cios or capricci -·ci (-c̸hē)

  1. a prank; whim; caprice
  2. a musical composition in various forms, usually lively and whimsical in spirit

Etymology: It: see caprice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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