Etymology

grand opera

Today it means: A genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events. Full definition →

French grand opéra
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  1. French · borrowed fromgrand opéra
  2. English todaygrand opera

Borrowed from French grand opéra.

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