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Opera

//ˈɑp.ə.ɹə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    plural of opus; a collection of work. form-of, plural
  3. 3
    a building where musical dramas are performed wordnet
  4. 4
    The score for such a work. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes wordnet
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  1. 6
    The genre of such works, the art of composing operas. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house. countable, uncountable

    "“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!""

  3. 8
    A company dedicated to performing such works. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera. broadly, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.

Etymology 2

From Latin opera, plural of opus.

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