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arco

arco adverb: a note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

Adverb

arco (not comparable)

  1. A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

Noun

arco (plural archi)

  1. A passage to be played in this way.

Proper noun capitalized: Arco

Arco

  1. A comune in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Butte County, Idaho, United States.
  3. A tiny city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States.

Forms of arco

pluralarchi

Origin of arco

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

Questions about arco

What does arco mean?
Arco means a note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
What part of speech is arco?
Arco can be an adverb, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near arco in the dictionary

  1. arclike
  2. arcmin
  3. arcmins
  4. arcminute
  5. arcminutes
  6. arco
  7. arcobacter
  8. arcobacterial
  9. arcobacteriosis
  10. arcobacters
  11. arcograph

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