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spic·ca·to

(spĭ-kä′tō) Music

n. pl. spic·ca·tos

A technique of bowing in which the bow is made to bounce slightly from the string.

adj.

Of or employing spiccato.

[Italian, past participle of spiccare, to separate : s-, from; see sfumato + piccare, to pierce, impale (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see pick¹).]

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spiccato

(spɪˈkɑːtəʊ) music

(Music, other) a style of playing a bowed stringed instrument in which the bow bounces lightly off the strings

adj, adv

(Music, other) to be played in this manner

[Italian: detached, from spiccare to make distinct]

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spic•ca•to

(spɪˈkɑ toʊ, spi-)

adj.

(of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.

[1840–50; < Italian, past participle of spiccare to pluck off]

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Noun

spiccato - bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

spiccato bowing

bowing - managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"

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