lyric opera

noun

A nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.

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nounlyric opera (countable and uncountable, plural lyric operas)

plural lyric operas

  1. countableuncountableA nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.
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