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Opera bouffe

//ˌɒp(ə)ɹəˈbuːf// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of French comic opera, typified by everyday characters and ludicrous situations. attributive, countable, often, uncountable

    "He sang solos from "La Grande Duchesse," and many other opera-bouffe songs, with great taste and verve."

  2. 2
    opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken wordnet

Etymology

From French opéra bouffe.

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