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Mar 10, 1999

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Pi words to mark Pi Day

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piacular
picante
pizzicato
piddle
pianissimo
pissoir
pilose

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pizzicato

adjective: Played by plucking rather than bowing the strings.
noun: A pizzicato note or passage.

[Italian, past participle of pizzicare, to pluck, from pizzare, to prick, from pizzo, point.]

"The band employs a violinist and accordionist, and both are masters of their instruments' diverse qualities -- a gentle middle-Eastern drone here, some pizzicato offbeat there."
Andy Gill; Jazz Chops and Gravy; The Independent (London, UK); 20 Nov 1998.

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