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fioriture

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fio⋅ri⋅tu⋅ra

  [fee-awr-i-toor-uh, -ohr-; It. fyaw-ree-too-rah]
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–noun, plural -tu⋅re  [-toor-ey; It. -too-re] . Music.
the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.
Origin:
1835–45; < It, equiv. to fiorit(o) flowery, orig. ptp. of fiorire to flower + -ura -ure
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