TOCCATA

Meaning of TOCCATA in English

/ təˈkɑːtə; NAmE / noun

a piece of music for a keyboard instrument which includes difficult passages designed to show the player's skill

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from Italian , feminine past participle of toccare to touch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TOCCATA — n [Mus.] toccata
Interlingua English vocab
TOCCATA — noun see: touch Date: circa 1724 a musical composition usually for organ or harpsichord in a free style and characterized …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOCCATA — təˈkä]d.ə, -kȧ], ]tə\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from feminine of toccato, past participle of toccare to touch, play …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOCCATA — (n.) An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the …
Английский словарь Webster
TOCCATA — ( n. ) An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOCCATA — /teuh kah"teuh/ ; It. /tawk kah"tah/ , n. pl. toccatas, toccate /-tee/ ; It. /-te/ . Music. a composition in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOCCATA — noun Etymology: Italian, from toccare to touch, from Vulgar Latin — more at touch Date: circa 1724 : a musical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOCCATA — noun an old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the …
Webster English vocab
TOCCATA — [ tə'kα:tə ] ■ noun a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOCCATA — [toc.ca.ta] n [It, fr. toccare to touch, fr. (assumed) VL--more at touch] (ca. 1724): a musical composition usu. for organ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOCCATA — musical form for keyboard instruments, written in a free style that is characterized by full chords, rapid runs, high harmonies, …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOCCATA — toccata BrE AmE tə ˈkɑːt ə tɒ- AmE -ˈkɑːt̬ ə —Italian [ tok ˈkaː ta \] ▷ toccata|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOCCATA — toc ‧ ca ‧ ta /təˈkɑːtə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: toccare 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOCCATA — n. a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique. [It., fem. past part. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOCCATA — n. a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique. [ It., fem. past …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOCCATA — n. a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique. Etymology: It., fem. past …
Oxford English vocab
TOCCATA — ( toccatas) A toccata is a fast piece of music for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument. N-COUNT : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOCCATA — (~s) A ~ is a fast piece of music for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument. N-COUNT: oft in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOCCATA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Crossley is as effective in the searching ruminations of the slow movements as in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOCCATA — сущ.; муз. токката (музыкальное) токката toccata муз. токката
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOCCATA — n муз. токката
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOCCATA — токката
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOCCATA — (n) токката
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TOCCATA — n муз. токката
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TOCCATA — n муз. токката
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOCCATA — n. токката
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOCCATA — n. токката
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOCCATA — сущ. ; муз. токката
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOCCATA — сущ.; муз. токката
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOCCATA — сущ.; муз. токката (музыкальное) токката toccata муз. токката
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOCCATA — n. Pronunciation: t ə - ' kä-t ə Function: noun Etymology: Italian, from toccare to touch, from Vulgar Latin ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOCCATA — _n. _муз. токката
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOCCATA — n. муз. токката
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TOCCATA — токката
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TOCCATA — _n. _муз. токката
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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