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Definition of opera noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

opera

noun
 
/ˈɒprə/
 
/ˈɑːprə/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment
    • Puccini’s operas
    • to go to the opera
    • an opera singer
    • light/grand opera
    see also soap operaTopics Musicb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • comic
    • grand
    • light
    verb + opera
    • compose
    • write
    • sing
    opera + noun
    • singer
    • star
    • composer
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  2. [countable] a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed
    • the Vienna State Opera
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • comic
    • grand
    • light
    verb + opera
    • compose
    • write
    • sing
    opera + noun
    • singer
    • star
    • composer
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.
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