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pizzicato

DEFINITIONS OF: pizzicato

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adv with a light plucking staccato sound

adj (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger

Synonyms
plucked
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

n a note or passage that is played pizzicato

Type of:
music
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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