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pizzicati

Variant of pizzicato

adjective

plucked: a note to performers on stringed instruments to pluck the strings with the finger instead of bowing

Origin: It, pp. of pizzicare, to pluck, pinch < OIt pizza, a point

adverb

in a pizzicato manner

noun pl. pizzicati

a note or passage played in this way

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