Sekirov Dictionary

staccato

/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/

noun 3
adjective 2
adverb 1
forms 4

noun3

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.
A passage having this mark.
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(figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
- According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.

adjective2

Describing a passage having this mark.
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Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.
- The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife. — 1891

adverb1

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played in this style
- Now, play the same passage very staccato.

forms

staccati · staccatos · more staccato · most staccato

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