opera en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑp.ə.ɹə/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈɒp.ɹə/ (UK)
- /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ (UK)
- /ˈɔp.ɹə/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɔp.ə.ɹə/ (Australia)
- /ˈɑ.pɚ.ə/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈɑ.pɹə/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.
Meanings
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable) The score for such a work.
- (countable, uncountable) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
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(countable, uncountable) A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A company dedicated to performing such works.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opere | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| operas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
popera · opera buffa · opera cake · opera hat · rap opera · Cantonese opera · operafication · opera seria · time opera · opera cloak · opera house trap · operameter · opera-goer · lyric opera · opera house · operaphile · operagoing · hip hopera · comic opera · ballad opera · opera glove · grand opera · opéra comique · Peking opera · CNN opera · poperetta · Beijing opera · Savoy opera · opera glasses · nonopera · opera bouffe · space opera · horse opera · opera glass · oat opera · oil opera · operagoer · hoss opera · Chinese opera · rock opera · operalike · fairy opera · opera window · chamber opera · opera singer · opera slipper · antiopera · operaphobe · operafy · soap opera · operetta · light opera
Descendants
অপেরা · ऑपेरा · operë · opera · အော်ပရာ · ඔපෙරා · ओपेरा · ओपेरा · โอเปร่า · ஆப்பெரா · 오페라 · اوپیرا · اوپېرا · ಅಪೆರಾ · オペラ · opera
Relateds
operational (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · ballet · operative (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · singspiel · operate (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · musical comedy · operatize (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · operant (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · operable (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · operator (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · recitative · operand (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · operatist (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · masque · operatic (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · oratorio · aria · opus (Terms etymologically related to "opera") · melodrama · operation (Terms etymologically related to "opera")
Translations (168)
sh ȍpera (theatrical work) · tr opera (theatrical work) · kmr opera (score) · ga ceoldrámaíocht (genre) · sh ȍpera (building — see also opera house) · my ဇာတ်ရုံ (building — see also opera house) · hi संगीत नाटिका (theatrical work) · el όπερα (theatrical work) · pt ópera (theatrical work) · sq operë (theatrical work) · lv opera (building — see also opera house) · vi ca kịch (theatrical work) · ur اوپیرا (theatrical work) · ru о́пера (company) · gl ópera (theatrical work) · br c'hoarigandi (building — see also opera house) · sl opera (building — see also opera house) · bn অপেরা (theatrical work) · de Opernhaus (building — see also opera house) · it teatro d'opera (building — see also opera house) · mr ओपेरा (score) · km អូប៉េរ៉ា (theatrical work) · zh 歌劇院 /歌剧院 (building — see also opera house) · sv opera (genre) · lo ອຸບປະລາກອນ (theatrical work) · ky опера (theatrical work) · mr ऑपेरा (theatrical work) · pl opera (theatrical work) · kmr opera (building — see also opera house) · vo lop (theatrical work) · th ละครร้อง (theatrical work) · my အော်ပရာ (theatrical work) · ti ኦፔራ (theatrical work) · de Oper (genre) · be о́пэра (theatrical work) · de Oper (company) · kn ಗೀತರೂಪಕ (theatrical work) · et ooper (theatrical work) · vi nhà hát (building — see also opera house) · ca òpera (theatrical work) · ko 가극 (theatrical work) · sl opera (theatrical work) · tl opera (theatrical work) · sv opera (building — see also opera house) · fr opéra (theatrical work) · mr ऑपेरा (building — see also opera house) · zh 戲曲 /戏曲 (theatrical work) · lt opera (theatrical work) · eo opero (score) · sv opera (theatrical work) · af opera (theatrical work) · yi אָפּערע (theatrical work) · pt ópera (building — see also opera house) · ko 오페라 (theatrical work) · lv operteātris (building — see also opera house) · hy օպերա (theatrical work) · mn дуурь (theatrical work) · pt ópera (score) · ga ceoldráma (theatrical work) · br c'hoarigan (theatrical work) · sh о̏пера (building — see also opera house) · it opera (theatrical work) · yue 戲曲 /戏曲 (theatrical work) · ru о́пера (theatrical work) · hu operapartitúra (score) · bg о́пера (theatrical work) · az opera (theatrical work) · lo ໂອເປຣາ (theatrical work) · ja 歌劇団 (company) · es ópera (theatrical work) · ps اوپېرا (theatrical work) · fi ooppera (theatrical work) · cy opera (theatrical work) · hi ओपेरा (theatrical work) · eo operejo (building — see also opera house) · ta ஆப்பெரா (theatrical work) · ja オペラ (theatrical work) · mr ऑपेरा (score) · sh о̏пера (score) · bo གླུ་གར (theatrical work) · bn গীতিনাট্য (theatrical work) · da opera (theatrical work) · fr opéra (genre) · ar أُوپِرَا (theatrical work) · de Oper (score) · fi ooppera (score) · bua дуури (theatrical work) · ko 가극단 (company) · hy օպերա (building — see also opera house) · kw gwari kan (theatrical work) · hy օպերա (score) · th อุปรากร (theatrical work) · uz opera (theatrical work) · mk опера (theatrical work) · be о́пера (theatrical work) · hu operaház (building — see also opera house) · mr ओपेरा (building — see also opera house) · uk о́пера (theatrical work) · fa اُپِرا (theatrical work) · kmr opera (company) · zh 戲曲 /戏曲 (theatrical work) · eo opera domo (building — see also opera house) · sah опера (theatrical work) · kmr opera (genre) · el όπερα (company) · hu opera (building — see also opera house) · ga áras ceoldrámaíochta (building — see also opera house) · fi oopperatalo (building — see also opera house) · eo opero (theatrical work) · ms opera (theatrical work) · mn опер (theatrical work) · ar أُوبِرَا (theatrical work) · tk opera (theatrical work) · zh 歌劇 /歌剧 (theatrical work) · hu opera (theatrical work) · hi संगीत नाटक (theatrical work) · nb opera (theatrical work) · lv opera (theatrical work) · it opera lirica (theatrical work) · hu operakotta (score) · pl opera (score) · vi nhạc kịch (theatrical work) · kn ಗೇಯರೂಪಕ (theatrical work) · sk opera (theatrical work) · kn ಅಪೆರಾ (theatrical work) · sl opera (score) · alt опера (theatrical work) · id opera (theatrical work) · sv operahus (building — see also opera house) · sh о̏пера (theatrical work) · am ኦፔራ (theatrical work) · yue 歌劇 /歌剧 (theatrical work) · de Oper (building — see also opera house) · he אוֹפֵּרָה (theatrical work) · kk опера (theatrical work) · ru о́пера (score) · mi puoro whakaari (theatrical work) · is ópera (theatrical work) · sh ȍpera (company) · pl opera (building — see also opera house) · el όπερα (building — see also opera house) · nl opera (theatrical work) · sh ȍpera (score) · ga teach ceoldráma (building — see also opera house) · sh о̏пера (company) · zh 歌劇 /歌剧 (theatrical work) · km សង្គីតនាដន៍ (theatrical work) · ro operă (theatrical work) · pt ópera (company) · ja 歌劇 (theatrical work) · mr ओपेरा (theatrical work) · si ඔපෙරා (theatrical work) · ar أُوبِرَا (theatrical work) · tg опера (theatrical work) · ka ოპერა (theatrical work) · de Oper (theatrical work) · el όπερα (score) · kn ಗೀತನಾಟಕ (theatrical work) · gl ópera (score) · ru о́пера (building — see also opera house) · hi गीतिनाटक (theatrical work) · ug ئوپېرا (theatrical work) · hu operaház (company) · kmr opera (theatrical work) · sl opera (company) · cs opera (theatrical work) · th โอเปร่า (theatrical work) · it opera (genre)