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staccatos
Variant of staccato
staccato
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stac·cato (stə kät′ō)
adjective
- Musical Direction with distinct breaks between successive tones: usually indicated by a dot (staccato mark) placed over or under each note to be so produced
- made up of abrupt, distinct elements or sounds a staccato outburst of gunfire
Etymology: It, pp. of staccare, aphetic for distaccare, to detach < di(s)- (< L, dis-) + Frank *stakka: see stick
adverb
so as to be staccato; in a staccato manner
noun pl. staccatos -·tos
something, as a speech pattern, that is staccato
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