opéra comique

noun

An opera, or genre of opera, characterised by spoken dialogue interspersed between the arias and ensemble numbers.

OriginFrench opéra comique →
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Meanings

nounopéra comique (countable and uncountable, plural opéras comiques)

plural opéras comiques

  1. countableuncountableAn opera, or genre of opera, characterised by spoken dialogue interspersed between the arias and ensemble numbers.

Origin

  1. Frenchopéra comique
  2. Frenchopéra comique
  3. Englishopéra comique

Borrowed from French opéra comique.

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