attacco

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noun

A short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

OriginItalian attacco →
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Meanings

nounattacco (plural attacchi)

plural attacchi

  1. entertainmentA short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

Origin

  1. Italianattacco
  2. Italianattacco
  3. Englishattacco

Borrowed from Italian attacco.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attacco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attacco.

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