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Webster 1913 Edition
Colorature
Col′or-a-ture
(?; 135)
, Noun.
[Cf. G.
coloratur
, fr. LL. coloratura
.] (Mus.)
Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages.
Webster 1828 Edition
Colorature
COLORATURE
,Noun.