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coloration.

The act or art of coloring.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act or art of coloring.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The quality of being colored.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A notational device for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black notation) or black noteheads (in mensural white notation).

    countable · uncountable
  4. Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid black notes.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Political tendency.

    countable · uncountable
  6. This when a consonant bleeds one of the qualities to the next vowel before the consonant disappears. This can describe PIE Laryngeal Theory.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French coloration, from Latin colōrātiō.

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