opera
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes danceA theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; usually, one sung-through, based on classical music and seen as more artistic and formalized than other forms of musical theater.
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» Tom likes to watch soap operas.
Том любит смотреть мыльные оперы. — marafon
Том любит смотреть сериалы. — marafon
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; usually, one sung-through, based on classical music and seen as more artistic and formalized than other forms of musical theater.
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(countable, uncountable)A company dedicated to performing such works.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
More meanings 3
(countable, uncountable)A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
Oper, Opernhaus
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(countable, uncountable)The score for such a work.
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(countable, uncountable)The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
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- a commercial browser developed by Opera Software
- a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
- a building where musical dramas are performed
Origin
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.
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Forms
plural: operas / opereSynonyms
1 synonyms- a building where musical dramas are performed:opera house
Word family
63 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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