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In musical notation, staccato indicates that notes are played in a detached and dinstinctly separate manner with their lengths shortened, that is a short silence should be between the notes. Notes identified as "staccato" should be played or sung abruptly and shortly. Usually notated by a dot over the note when at the top of the staff (third line and up) or by a dot below the note when at the bottom of a staff (third line and below):-
The opposite term is legato.
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