COLORATURA

coloratura

(noun) singing with florid ornamentation

coloratura, coloratura soprano

(noun) a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coloratura (countable and uncountable, plural coloraturas)

(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.

(countable) A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.

Adjective

coloratura (comparative more coloratura, superlative most coloratura)

Pertaining to coloratura.

Source: Wiktionary



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