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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: bravo; BRAVE1

bravura

 noun
     
bra‧vu‧ra [uncountable]
great skill shown in the way you perform, write, paint etc, especially when you do something very difficult:
a bravura performance
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