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OPERA COMIQUE

Dictionary entry overview: What does opera comique mean?

• OPERA COMIQUE (noun)
The noun OPERA COMIQUE has 1 sense:

1. opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken

Familiarity information: OPERA COMIQUE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OPERA COMIQUE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bouffe; comic opera; opera bouffe; opera comique

Hypernyms ("opera comique" is a kind of...):

opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opera comique"):

light opera; operetta (a short amusing opera)

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