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Definition of Staccato
1. Adverb. Separating the notes; in music. "Play this staccato, please"
2. Adjective. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply. "Staccato notes"
Category relationships: Music
Similar to: Abrupt, Disconnected
Derivative terms: Disconnectedness
Antonyms: Legato
Definition of Staccato
1. a. 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.
Definition of Staccato
1. Noun. (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead. ¹
2. Noun. (music) A passage having this mark. ¹
3. Adverb. (music) played in this style ¹
4. Adjective. (music) describing a passage having this mark ¹
5. Adjective. Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Staccato
1. a musical passage marked by the short, clear-cut playing of tones [n -TOS or -TI]
Medical Definition of Staccato
1. 1. 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. 2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner. "Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism]" (G. Eliot) Origin: It, p.p. Of staccere, equivalent to distaccare. See Detach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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