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bra·vu·ra
[bruh-vyoor-uh, -voor-uh; It. brah-voo-rah] noun, plural bra·vu·ras, bra·vu·re [It. -re] , adjective noun
1.
Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
2.
a display of daring; brilliant performance.
adjective
3.
Music. spirited; florid; brilliant (applied chiefly to vocal but occasionally to instrumental compositions).
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Word Origin & History
bravura
1788, "piece of music requiring great skill," from It. bravura "bravery, spirit" (see brave). Sense of "display of brilliancy, dash" is from 1813.
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