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OPERETTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does operetta mean? 

OPERETTA (noun)
  The noun OPERETTA has 1 sense:

1. a short amusing operaplay

  Familiarity information: OPERETTA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OPERETTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A short amusing opera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

light opera; operetta

Hypernyms ("operetta" is a kind of...):

bouffe; comic opera; opera bouffe; opera comique (opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken)


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