staccato
/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/ noun C2- 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.
- Any sound resembling a musical staccato. · According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.
Plural staccatos
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A series of staccato taps on the west window brought Anne flying in from the yard, eyes shining, cheeks faintly flushed with pink, unbraided hair streaming behind her in a torrent of brightness.
She wondered what the author would think of the rhythmic cadences she had painstakingly constructed from his originally staccato phrasing.
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