Fwd: capriccio: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

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Date: 2014-04-01 2:05 GMT-05:00
Subject: capriccio: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Apr. 1, 2014

capriccio \kuh-PREE-chee-oh; It. kah-PREET-chaw\ noun 1. a caper; prank. 2. Music. a composition in a free, irregular style. Quotes I fear, with all thy wit and pleasantry, thou art, after all... See full quote -- Benjamin Disraeli, Vivian Grey, 1826 Origin Capriccio may be a shortening of the Italian word caporiccio which means "head with bristling hair." It is related to the Latin word caper meaning "goat."

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