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adj
Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adv
Played in that style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spiccato bowing
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Broader terms: bowing
History
Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”).
Across languages
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