operetta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian operetta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
operetta (plural operettas)
Translations[edit]
lighter version of opera
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References[edit]
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Operetta”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146, column 3.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From opera + -etta, literally “little opera”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
operetta f (plural operette)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: operetta
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