Toccata Definition
tə-kätə
noun
A composition in free style for the organ, piano, etc., generally characterized by the use of full chords and running passages and often used as the prelude of a fugue.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Toccata
Noun
Singular:
toccata
Plural:
toccatasOrigin of Toccata
Italian from feminine past participle of toccare to touch from Vulgar Latin toccāre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian toccata.
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