fioritura
noun/fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊərə/
/fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊrə/
(plural fioriture
(music, from Italian)/fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊəri/, /fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊəreɪ/
/fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊri/, /fiˌɔːrɪˈtʊreɪ/
)- extra notes added to a melody by an opera singer in order to decorate the musicWord OriginItalian, literally ‘flowering’, from fiorire ‘to flower’.
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