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scordature

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scor⋅da⋅tu⋅ra

  [skawr-duh-toor-uh; It. skawr-dah-too-rah]
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–noun, plural -tu⋅re  [-toor-ey; It. -too-re] , -tu⋅ras. Music.
the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
Origin:
1875–80; < It, equiv. to scordat(o), ptp. of scordare to be out of tune (< L discordāre; see discord ) + -ura n. suffix
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