staccato

1. a. 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. Source: opted

2. a. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner. Source: opted

3. adj. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply Source: wordnet

4. adv. separating the notes; in music Source: wordnet

5. 1. (Mus.) 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. 2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner. Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism]. G. Eliot. Source: webster

6. Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to performthe notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. Itis opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents writtenover or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to beless distinct and emphatic. Source: adambom

7. j:100 a. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply r. separating the notes; in music Source: ecdict

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