Staccato vs Garble - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between staccato and garble

is that staccato is an articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead while garble is refuse; rubbish.

As an adverb staccato

is played in this style.

As an adjective staccato

is describing a passage having this mark.

As a verb garble is

to sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.

staccato

English

Noun

(en-noun)

(music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.

(music) A passage having this mark.

Adverb

(en adverb)

(music) played in this style

Now, play the same passage very staccato .

Adjective

(en adjective)

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.

Antonyms

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Anagrams

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garble

English

Verb

(obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.

To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.

To make false by mutilation or addition

The editor garbled the story.

Derived terms

* garbley gook

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) refuse; rubbish

(Wolcott)

(obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.

(Webster 1913)

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