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PIZZICATO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A note or passage that is played pizzicato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pizzicato" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
Classified under:
Similar:
plucked (of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With a light plucking staccato sound
Classified under:
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)