opera
//ˈɒp.ə.ɹə//
Forms
- Plural
- operas
Definitions
1.A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
- Have you ever been to an opera?
2.The score for such a work.
- Have you ever been to an opera?
3.The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
- Have you ever been to an opera?
4.A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
- Have you ever been to an opera?
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3783
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian opera.
Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.