Definitions for operaˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•er•aˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə(n.)(pl.)-er•as.
an extended dramatic work in which the parts are sung to orchestral accompaniment.
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: Compare aria 1 , comic opera 1 1 , grand opera, recitative2. 2
the score of such a work.
Category: Music and Dance
an opera house or resident company.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of opera:
1635–45; < It: work, opera < L, orig. pl. of opus service, work, a work, opus
o•pe•raˈoʊ pər ə, ˈɒp ər ə(n.)
a pl. of opus.
Category: Music and Dance
Princeton's WordNet
opera(noun)
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Opera(noun)
a commercial browser
opera, opera house(noun)
a building where musical dramas are performed
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
opera(noun)ˈoʊ pər ə, ˈɒp ər ə
a play performed to music by singers
I'm not a big fan of opera.; an opera by Puccini
Wiktionary
opera(Noun)
A theatrical work combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
opera(Noun)
The score for such a work.
opera(Noun)
A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
opera(Noun)
A company dedicated to performing such works.
opera(Noun)
Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembing an opera.
opera(Noun)
A collection of work (plural of opus).
opera(Noun)
Plural form of opus.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Opera
a drama set to music and acted and sung to the accompaniment of a full orchestra, of which there are several kinds according as they are grave, comic, or romantic.
The Roycroft Dictionary
opera
1. Forerunner of the phonograph. 2. A rendezvous for the bored.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
OPERA
A drama that has taken on airs and refuses to speak, yet always sings its own praises. =GRAND OPERA= An excuse for displaying several boxes of jewelry and peaches with pedigrees.
Translations for opera
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- operaAfrikaans
- أوبرا: رِوايَة غِنائِيَّه حِواريَّهArabic
- операBulgarian
- óperaPortuguese (BR)
- operaCzech
- die OperGerman
- operaDanish
- όπεραGreek
- óperaSpanish
- ooperEstonian
- اپراFarsi
- oopperaFinnish
- opéraFrench
- אוּפֶרָהHebrew
- संगीत नाटकHindi
- operaCroatian
- operaHungarian
- operaIndonesian
- óperaIcelandic
- operaItalian
- オペラJapanese
- 오페라Korean
- operaLithuanian
- operaLatvian
- operaMalay
- operaDutch
- operaNorwegian
- operaPolish
- اپراPersian
- اوپيرا د موسيقى ګروپPashto
- óperaPortuguese
- operăRomanian
- операRussian
- operaSlovak
- operaSlovenian
- operaSerbian
- operaSwedish
- อุปรากรThai
- operaTurkish
- 歌劇Chinese (Trad.)
- операUkrainian
- ڈرامہ جس ميں ڈائيلاگ موسيقي کے ساتھ ہوںUrdu
- nhạc kịch ôpêraVietnamese
- 歌剧Chinese (Simp.)
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