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staccato
1724, from It.
staccato,
lit. "detached, disconnected," from pp. of
staccare
"to detach," shortened form of
distaccare
"separate, detach," from M.Fr.
destacher,
from O.Fr.
destachier
"to detach" (see
detach
).