🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

마르카토

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mareukato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Marcato/mɑːrˈkɑː.toʊ/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지휘자는 음을 하나하나 마르카토로 연주하라고 지시했다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Played or sung with strong emphasis, marked, or accented.

    "The conductor asked the string section to make the opening theme more marcato."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a marked, stressed, or emphatic manner.

    "Play the melody marcato so that it stands out against the accompaniment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed directly from Italian as a musical term, 'marcato' is the past participle of 'marcare', meaning 'to mark'. Originating from Germanic roots via Old High German 'marchōn', it entered musical terminology in the 18th century to instruct performers to play notes with distinct emphasis.

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