staccato
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Britannica Dictionary definition of STACCATO
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music
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short and not sounding connected
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compare legato
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staccato notes/chords
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the staccato blasts of a horn
2
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sudden and brief
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the dialogue's staccato sentences
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staccato movements
— staccato
adverb-
playing/singing staccato
