English Explanatory Dictionary

opera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
  2. The score for such a work.
  3. The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
  4. A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
  5. A company dedicated to performing such works.
  6. Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
noun
  1. plural of opus; a collection of work.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ /ˈɒp.ɹə/ /ˈɑp.ə.ɹə/ /ˈɑ.pɚ.ə/ /ˈɑ.pɹə/ en-us-opera.ogg /ˈɔp.ə.ɹə/ /ˈɔp.ɹə/

Word forms

opera operas opere

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.

Related words

operable operand operant operate operatic operation operational operatist operative operatize operator opus aria ballet masque melodrama musical comedy oratorio recitative singspiel

Derived words

antiopera ballad opera Beijing opera Cantonese opera chamber opera Chinese opera comic opera fairy opera grand opera hip hopera horse opera hoss opera light opera lyric opera nonopera oat opera oil opera opera bouffe opera buffa opera cake opera cloak opéra comique operafication operafy opera glass opera glasses opera glove operagoer opera-goer operagoing opera hat opera house opera house trap operalike operameter operaphile operaphobe opera seria opera singer opera slipper opera window operetta Peking opera popera poperetta rap opera rock opera Savoy opera soap opera space opera time opera
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