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

operetta

noun
 
/ˌɒpəˈretə/
 
/ˌɑːpəˈretə/
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  1. a short opera, usually with a humorous subject
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of opera, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.
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