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• singspiel
  singspiel

  noun

  a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
• Singspiel
  Singspiel

  noun

  a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries

singspiel

American  

[sing-speel, zing-shpeel] / ˈsɪŋˌspil, ˈzɪŋˌʃpil /

noun

1. a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.

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Singspiel British  

/ ˈzɪŋʃpiːl /

noun

1. a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of singspiel

1880–85; < German, equivalent to sing ( en ) to sing + Spiel play