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staccato

stac·ca·to
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stuh-kah-toh]
    • /stəˈkɑ toʊ/
    • /stəˈkɑː.təʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuh-kah-toh]
    • /stəˈkɑ toʊ/

Definitions of staccato word

  • adjective staccato shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes. 1
  • adjective staccato characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected: a staccato style of playing. Compare legato. 1
  • adjective staccato composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed: rapid-fire, staccato speech. 1
  • adverb staccato in a staccato manner. 1
  • noun plural staccato performance in a staccato manner. 1
  • noun plural staccato a staccato passage. 1
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Origin of staccato

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Italian: disconnected, past participle of staccare (derivative of stacca pole < Gothic, but taken as a variant of distaccare to detach)

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Parts of speech for Staccato

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Staccato

staccato popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for staccato

noun staccato

  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • broken record — (Idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
  • ingemination — Repetition; reduplication; reiteration.
  • iterance — iteration.

adjective staccato

  • abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
All 5 Synonyms of staccato

Antonyms for staccato

noun staccato

  • instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
Just one Antonym for staccato

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Related words

  • staccato mark

    (in music notation) a dot, wedge, or vertical stroke over or under a note to indicate that it should be played staccato.

  • adversative asyndeton

    a staccato effect produced by omitting adversative connectives from between two or more items forming a group, as in “I liked all there was to buy in the store … I didn't get anything.”.

  • clippety-clop

    the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.

  • double-tongue

    to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and k alternately, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.

  • legato

    In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.

  • paradiddle

    an exercise or sequence performed typically on the snare drum, marked by four basic beats with alternation of the right hand and left hand on successive strong beats, and begun and ended slowly with a dramatic increase in tempo in the middle.
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