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Staccato vs Garble - What's the difference?

staccato | garble |

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.
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  • Antonyms

    * (music) (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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)