col‧o‧ra‧tu‧ra /ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə, -ˈtjʊə- $ ˌkʌlərəˈtʊrə/
noun[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Early Italian, 'coloring']
1. [uncountable] a difficult piece of music that is meant to be sung fast
2. [countable] a woman, especially a
soprano, who sings this type of music
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