dot

1. A point placed after a note to increase its duration one_ half. double dot. Two dots placed after a note to increase its duration three fourths. 2. A point placed above or below a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato; if slurred, mezzo-staccato. 3. A series of dots above a note indicate that it is to be divided into that number of small notes. 4. Vide REPEAT.