"coloratura" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/ Forms: more coloratura [comparative], most coloratura [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹə Etymology: From Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|coloratura}} Italian coloratura, {{der|en|LL.|colōrātūra}} Late Latin colōrātūra, {{m|la|colōrāre||to colour}} colōrāre (“to colour”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} coloratura (comparative more coloratura, superlative most coloratura)
  1. Pertaining to coloratura.
    Sense id: en-coloratura-en-adj-ZWEDcxwP

Noun

IPA: /kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/ Forms: coloraturas [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹə Etymology: From Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|coloratura}} Italian coloratura, {{der|en|LL.|colōrātūra}} Late Latin colōrātūra, {{m|la|colōrāre||to colour}} colōrāre (“to colour”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coloratura (countable and uncountable, plural coloraturas)
  1. (uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music. Tags: uncountable Translations (fancy passage in vocal music): kuviolaulu (Finnish), koloratuuri (Finnish), colorature [feminine] (French), Koloratur [feminine] (German), coloratura [feminine] (Italian), koloratura [feminine] (Polish), coloratura [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-coloratura-en-noun-RVQ3I-Iz Disambiguation of 'fancy passage in vocal music': 86 14
  2. (countable) A singer of such passages, especially a soprano. Tags: countable Translations (type of singer): koloratuurilaulaja (english: generic) (Finnish), koloratuurisopraano (english: soprano) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-coloratura-en-noun-11Fd8hkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 24 71 Disambiguation of 'type of singer': 8 92

Inflected forms

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