Answer: staccato

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STACCATOIn music, abrupt.
staccatoshortened and detached when played or sung
staccatoa musical passage with each note detached
STACCATOOpposite of legato
STACCATOUnsustained, in music
STACCATOBroken off, musically
STACCATOAbruptly disconnected, in music
STACCATODetached, in music
STACCATOChoppy, in music
STACCATODisconnected, musically
STACCATOCut short in performing
STACCATOChoppy
STACCATOIn rapid-fire succession
STACCATODisconnected, as notes
STACCATOMarked by short, clear-cut notes: Mus.
STACCATOMusical direction.
STACCATOLegato's opposite
STACCATORapid-fire.
STACCATOWhat a dot indicates on a musical score
STACCATODetached
STACCATOA dot indicates it
STACCATODetached, on a score
STACCATORapid-fire
STACCATONot at all continuous
STACCATOScore direction
STACCATOLike dotted musical notes
STACCATOLike machine gun fire
STACCATORapid-fire, musically
STACCATOMusically disconnected
STACCATODisjointed
STACCATOClipped, in music
STACCATOClipped, musically