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col⋅o⋅ra⋅tu⋅ra

  [kuhl-er-uh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh, kol-, kohl-]
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–noun
1. runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music.
2. a lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music.
Also, col⋅or⋅a⋅ture  [kuhl-er-uh-choor] .

Origin:
1730–40; < It < LL: lit., coloring. See color, -ate 1 , -ure
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coloratura [(kul-uhr-uh-toor-uh)]

Elaborate ornamentation in a piece of vocal music. A coloratura soprano is one who can sing such highly ornamented parts.

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