libretto
noun/lɪˈbretəʊ/
/lɪˈbretəʊ/
(plural librettos, libretti
(music, from Italian)/lɪˈbretiː/
/lɪˈbretiː/
)- the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or a musical play
- The collection contains hundreds of Italian opera librettos.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of libro ‘book’, from Latin liber.Want to learn more?
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