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pizzicato definition

piz·zi·cato (pit′si kät′ō; It pēt′tsē kä′tō̂)

adjective

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

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

adverb

in a pizzicato manner

noun pl. pizzicati -·ca′ti (-kät′ē; It, -kä′tē)

a note or passage played in this way

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