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| Staccato | Staccato \Stac*ca"to\ (st[.a]k*k[aum]"t[-o]), a. [It., p. p. of staccare, equivalent to distaccare. See {Detach}.] 1. (Mus.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to {legato}, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner. [1913 Webster] Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism]. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] |
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