Etymology

spiccato

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Today it means: Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner. Full definition →

Italian spiccato
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromspiccato
  2. English todayspiccato

Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”).

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