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attacca

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈtɑːkə/
  • /əˈtækə/

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adv

Meaning 1

Without any break between the current movement and the next movement of the work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • They played the remaining sections attacca.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. English attacca Borrowed from Italian attaccare (“to attach”).