(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:36:01

Col"or*a*ture (?; 135), n. [Cf. G. coloratur, fr. LL. coloratura.] Mus.

Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages.

 

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