‖ [ It., fr. attaccare to tie, bind. See Attach. ] (Mus.) Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ It., p. p. of staccare, equivalent to distaccare. See Detach. ]
Staccato and peremptory [ literary criticism ]. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]