coloration
/kˌʌlɚˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.01 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
noun
Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid black notes.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Numerous studies of family imprint upon offspring party attachment have shown that, when the father and mother agree politically, the children are likely to adopt the political coloration of their parents."
- "The party was not organized as an Irish political vehicle, but from the first it had a decidedly Gaelic coloration."
Etymology
From French coloration, from Latin colōrātiō.