Liebestod

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noun

An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.

OriginGerman Liebestod →
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Meanings

nounLiebestod (plural Liebestode)

plural Liebestode

  1. entertainmentAn aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.

    She saw how his jaw began to slaver and the room was full of the clamour of the forest's Liebestod but the wise child never flinched […]

    1979, Angela Carter, “The Company of Wolves”, in The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 138

Origin

  1. GermanLiebestod
  2. EnglishLiebestod

From German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”).

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APA

Liebestod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liebestod

MLA

“Liebestod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liebestod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liebestod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liebestod.

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