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attacca

[ uh-tah-kuh, uh-tak-uh; Italian aht-tahk-kah ]
/ əˈtɑ kə, əˈtæk ə; Italian ɑtˈtɑk kɑ /
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verb (used as an imperative)Music.
begin immediately (directing a performer to go without pause to the next section).
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Origin of attacca

<Italian: imperative of attaccare to attack

Words nearby attacca

at stake, at sword's point, att., atta, attaboy, attacca, attach, attaché, attaché case, attached, attachment
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How to use attacca in a sentence

  • Lætitia was, and could see her way to nothing but obeying the direction on her music, which was attacca.

    Somehow Good|William de Morgan

  • Mirandos was putting on the pedal, and we paused at this moment, as he paused before the attacca.

    Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2|Elizabeth Sheppard

  • Attacca subito il seguente—attack at once that which follows.

    Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
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