songspiel

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noun

An operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.

OriginGerman Songspiel →
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Meanings

nounsongspiel (plural songspiels)

plural songspiels

  1. An operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.

Origin

  1. GermanSongspiel
  2. Englishsongspiel

From German Songspiel, from Singspiel. First used by Kurt Weill in the title Mahagonny, ein Songspiel.

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APA

songspiel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songspiel

MLA

“songspiel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songspiel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “songspiel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songspiel.

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