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bra⋅vu⋅ra

  [bruh-vyoor-uh, -voor-uh; It. brah-voo-rah] noun, plural -ras, -re  [It. -re] , adjective
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–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).
Origin:
1780–90; < It: spirit, dash. See brave, -ure
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