staccato
staccato is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- adjective. Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.
- adjective. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.
- adjective. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
"staccato applause"
"a staccato command"
- adverb. separating the notes; in music
"play this staccato, please"
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