Recent Examples on the WebBlood is the soprano soloist, too, and the elaborate fioritura of her folk-tinged, haunting music finds an evocative counterpoint in the woodlands where the opera is set, and in Christal Wagner's imaginative videography.—Terry Blain Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020 For natural splendor, Moretti recommends hopping over the regional border to Umbria to see the renowned fioritura of Castelluccio di Norcia.—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 15 July 2022
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian, "flowering, bloom, flourishing, embellishing notes," from fiorito, past participle of fiorire "to flower, flourish" (going back to Vulgar Latin *flōrīre) + -ura-ure — more at flourish entry 1
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