Liebestod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.

Word forms

Liebestod Liebestode

Etymology

From German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”).

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