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staccato

stac.ca.to \st*-'ka:t-(.)o-\ aj [It, fr. pp. of staccare to detach, deriv. 
   of OF destachier - mor]e at DETACH 1a: cut short or apart in performing : 
   DISCONNECTED {~ not es} 1b: marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of 
   tones or chords {a (R@ style} 2: ABRUPT, DISJOINTED  - staccato av