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Definition of: staccato
(stə·kä′tō) adjective
1. Music Played, or to be played, in an abrupt, disconnected manner: opposed to legato.
2. Marked by abrupt, sharp emphasis: a staccato style of speaking. [<Ital., pp. of staccare detach]
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