opera

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A dramatic play set to music in which the words are sung rather than spoken.

   They went to see an opera at the city theatre.

2. 2
   noun

   The art form of composing and performing such works.

   She has loved opera since she was a child.

3. 3
   noun

   A building where operas are performed.

   We had dinner near the opera before the show.

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

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