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Definition of vibrato noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vibrato

noun
 
/vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/
 
/vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural vibratos)
(music, from Italian)
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  1. a shaking effect in singing or playing a musical instrument, made by rapid, slight changes in pitch (= how high or low a sound is)
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: Italian, past participle of vibrare ‘vibrate’.
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