time opera

noun

A subgenre of science fiction featuring complex and dramatic plotlines involving time travel.

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Meanings

nountime opera (countable and uncountable, plural time operas)

plural time operas

  1. countableuncountableA subgenre of science fiction featuring complex and dramatic plotlines involving time travel.
  2. countableuncountableA particular work in the time opera genre.

Origin

Possibly modelled on space opera (“a subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that emphasizes space travel, romantic adventure, and larger-than-life characters often set against vast exotic settings”).

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APA

time opera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20opera

MLA

“time opera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20opera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time opera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20opera.

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