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(stəkɑːtoʊ)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A staccato noise consists of a series of short, sharp, separate sounds.

He spoke in Arabic, a short staccato burst.

...the staccato chattering of several machine-guns.

2. graded adverb [ADVERB after verb]

The instruction staccato on a piece of music means that the notes should be played or sung very briefly with gaps between them.

Staccato is also an adjective.

...a rapid staccato passage.

staccato in British English

(stəˈkɑːtəʊ)

adjective

1. music

(of notes) short, clipped, and separate

characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech

a staccato command

adverb

(esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner

Word origin

C18: from Italian, from staccare to detach, shortened from distaccare

staccato in American English

(stəˈkɑtoʊ)

adjective

1. [also in italics]; 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 see also legato

made up of abrupt, distinct elements or sounds

a staccato outburst of gunfire

adverb

3. [also in italics]

so as to be staccato; in a staccato manner

nounWord forms: plural stacˈcatos

something, as a speech pattern, that is staccato

Word origin

It, pp. of staccare, aphetic for distaccare, to detach < di(s)- (< L, di-1) + Frank *stakka: see stick

Examples of 'staccato' in a sentence
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She thinks that the brothers' staccato speech stems from emotional defensiveness.That's not to mention the staccato style used to convey the edgy nature of the lead character.Moments of repose are few and far between, and the staccato rhythms and lack of melodic variation grow oppressive in the end.

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单词	staccato
释义	Trends of staccato View usage for: staccato (stəkɑːtoʊ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A staccato noise consists of a series of short, sharp, separate sounds. He spoke in Arabic, a short staccato burst. ...the staccato chattering of several machine-guns. 2. graded adverb [ADVERB after verb] The instruction staccato on a piece of music means that the notes should be played or sung very briefly with gaps between them. Staccato is also an adjective. ...a rapid staccato passage. staccato in British English (stəˈkɑːtəʊ) adjective 1. music (of notes) short, clipped, and separate 2. characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech a staccato command adverb 3. (esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner Word origin C18: from Italian, from staccare to detach, shortened from distaccare staccato in American English (stəˈkɑtoʊ) adjective 1. [also in italics]; 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 see also legato 2. made up of abrupt, distinct elements or sounds a staccato outburst of gunfire adverb 3. [also in italics] so as to be staccato; in a staccato manner nounWord forms: plural stacˈcatos 4. something, as a speech pattern, that is staccato Word origin It, pp. of staccare, aphetic for distaccare, to detach < di(s)- (< L, di-1) + Frank *stakka: see stick Examples of 'staccato' in a sentence staccato She thinks that the brothers' staccato speech stems from emotional defensiveness. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That's not to mention the staccato style used to convey the edgy nature of the lead character. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Moments of repose are few and far between, and the staccato rhythms and lack of melodic variation grow oppressive in the end. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Word lists with staccato Musical expressions and tempo instructions
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