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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

spiccato
    n 1: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the
         strings [syn: spiccato, spiccato bowing]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spiccato \Spic*ca"to\, a. [It., p. p. of spicare to detach, to
   separate.] (Mus.)
   Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is
   to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Spiccato:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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