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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stac•ca•to /stəˈkɑtoʊ/USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -tos, -ti /-ti/USA pronunciation .adj. - Music and Danceshortened and separated one from another when played or sung:staccato notes.
- made up of, or having, suddenly unconnected parts;
disjointed:spoke in a rapid-fire, staccato voice.
adv. - Music and Dancein a staccato manner.
n. [countable] - something done or performed in a staccato manner.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stac•ca•to (stə kä′tō),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -tos, -ti (-tē).USA pronunciation adj. - Music and Danceshortened and detached when played or sung:staccato notes.
- Music and Dancecharacterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected:a staccato style of playing.Cf. legato.
- Music and Dancecomposed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements;
disjointed:rapid-fire, staccato speech.
adv. - Music and Dancein a staccato manner.
n. - Music and Danceperformance in a staccato manner.
- Music and Dancea staccato passage.
- Gothic, but taken as a variant of distaccare to detach)
- Italian: disconnected, past participle of staccare (derivative of stacca pole
- 1715–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: staccato /stəˈkɑːtəʊ/ adj - (of notes) short, clipped, and separate
- characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech: a staccato command
adv - (esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from staccare to detach, shortened from distaccare |