| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| brio |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bri·o |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  br   |
| NOUN: | Vigor; vivacity: “She tells their story with brio and a mixture of sympathy and tart insight” (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times December 7, 1990). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from Spanish brioor Provençal briu, both of Celtic origin. See gwer -1 in Appendix I.
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