Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a toccata.

Etymologies

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toccata +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Mr. Denk offered fleet-fingered renditions of the Book 1 études after intermission, conveying the idiosyncratic character of each, including the jazz-hued Debussyian "Arc-en-Ciel" ("Rainbow") and the haunting, toccatalike "Automne à Varsovie" ("Warsaw Autumn").

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