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opera comique

o·pé·ra co·mique
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra kaw-meek]
    • /ˈɒp ər ə kɒˈmik, ˈɒp rə; French ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra kaw-meek]
    • /ˈɒp ər ə kɒˈmik, ˈɒp rə; French ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik/

Definitions of opera comique words

  • noun plural opera comique comic opera. 1
  • noun opera comique a type of opera, not necessarily comic, current in France during the 19th century and characterized by spoken dialogue. It originated in satirical parodies of grand opera 0
  • noun opera comique French opera with some spoken dialogue: it may or may not be comic 0
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Origin of opera comique

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
Borrowed into English from French around 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Opera comique

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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opera comique popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for opera comique

noun opera comique

  • bouffe — opéra bouffe
  • comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
All 2 Synonyms of opera comique

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