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attacco

attacco noun: a short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

Noun

attacco (plural attacchi)

  1. A short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

Forms of attacco

pluralattacchi

Origin of attacco

Borrowed from Italian attacco.

Questions about attacco

What does attacco mean?
Attacco means a short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.
What part of speech is attacco?
Attacco is a noun.
What is the plural of attacco?
The plural of attacco is attacchi.

Words near attacco in the dictionary

  1. attaboy
  2. attaboys
  3. attaca
  4. attacca
  5. attacchi
  6. attacco
  7. attach
  8. attachability
  9. attachable
  10. attachableness
  11. attachably

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