coloratura

col·or·a·tu·ra  (klr--tr, -tyr)

n. Music

1. The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially trills and runs.

2. Vocal music characterized by florid ornamental passages.

3. A singer, especially a soprano, specializing in such ornamentation.

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[Obsolete Italian, from Late Latin colrtra, coloring, from Latin colrtus, past participle of colrre, to color, from color, color; see color.]

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coloratura

Noun

Music

1. a part for a solo singer which has much complicated ornamentation of the basic melody

2. a soprano who specializes in such music [obsolete Italian, literally: colouring]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coloratura - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music coloratura soprano soprano - a female singer
	2.	coloratura - singing with florid ornamentation singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music