1. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
   "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
   - disconnected

1. Separating the notes; in music
   "play this staccato, please"

1. (music) a passage played staccato

Derived forms: staccatos

See also: abrupt, disconnected

Antonym: legato

Encyclopedia: Staccato

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