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Definition of staccato adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

staccato

adjective
/stəˈkɑt̮oʊ/ staccato pronunciation American
 
1 (music) with each note played separately in order to produce short sharp soundsstaccato sounds antonym legato2 with short sharp soundsa peculiar staccato voicestaccato bursts of gunfire staccato adverb