fioriture

Variant of fioritura

fioritura definition

fio·ri·tura (fyō̂′rē to̵̅o̅′rä)

noun pl. fioriture -·tu′re (-re)

Music a written or improvised embellishment of a melody, as in a coloratura aria, a cadenza, or a roulade

Etymology: It, lit., blossoming

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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