staccato

In musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner, with silence making up the latter part of the time allocated to each note. The rhythm is not affected. Notes identified as staccato are often played or sung abruptly and short. They are usually denoted by a dot over the head of the note when the stem is downward, or by a dot below the head of the note when the stem is upward: Sometimes in the Classical period (the piano works of Mozart, for example) some sort of an accent mark might be used instead, which leads to uncertainty as to what the composer intended. Accentuation and staccato effects at times go hand in hand, but scarcely so in most modern works.
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n. staccato, detachment, piece of music having distinct breaks between successive tones

adj. staccato, detached, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music)

adv. staccato, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music)

n. staccato, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music)

adj. staccato, having distinct breaks between successive tones (Music); detached; untied, loose, free; disconnected

v. remove, take, tear out, separate, divide, stand out, knock off