Staccato

//stəˈkɑːtoʊ//

Synonyms for "staccato" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Strong matches (61)

Related words (103)

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5 relation types

Antonyms

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

12 translations across 10 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 斷奏 /断奏 noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Finnish

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  • staccato noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)
  • terävä soitto noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)
  • terävästi noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Greek

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  • στακάτο noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Italian

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  • staccato noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Japanese

1 entries
  • スタッカート noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Korean

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  • 스타카토 noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Māori

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  • patō noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Polish

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  • staccato noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Russian

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  • стакка́то noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Spanish

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  • staccato noun (a style of playing short sharp notes)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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It's the 26th of April of 2025. At Tim Hortons café, in the morning, whilst I was drinking my Classic Lemonade and eating a croissant, I met two young Kenyan men, who were lining up to the till. We talked about their language Swahili—Kiswahili. I said how its staccato beauty reminds me of Japanese! Then our conversation led to safari tours, rustic Zanzibar, and our voyages throughout the world.

Source: tatoeba (13258601)

According to the syllable-timed hypothesis, Spanish syllables as staccato.

Source: wiktionary

The tumultuous noise resolved itself now into the disorderly mingling of many voices, the gride of many wheels, the creaking of waggons, and the staccato of hoofs.

Source: wiktionary

Now, play the same passage very staccato.

Source: wiktionary

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