attacco

Noun

 * 1)  A short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) attack, assault
 * 2) attack, criticism
 * 3)  attack, fit, bout
 * 4) start, beginning, opening
 * 5)  attack
 * 6)  entry, attack
 * 7) junction, connection, join

Synonyms

 * (1,5)
 * (4,6)
 * ,, (7)