toccata
(noun) a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
Source: WordNet® 3.1
toccata (plural toccatas or toccate)
(music) A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Source: Wiktionary
Toc*ca"ta, n. Etym: [It., fr. toccare to touch. See Touch.] (Mus.)
Definition: An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
