opéra comique

[op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra kaw-meek]

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noun, plural o·pé·ra co·miques, o·pé·ras co·mique, French o·pe·ras co·miques [aw-pey-ra kaw-meek] /ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik/.

comic opera.

Origin of opéra comique

Borrowed into English from French around 1735–45

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bouffe

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Historical Examples of opera comique

He adjusts his cravat, and strikes various attitudes for the benefit of the women in the first galleries at the Opera-Comique.
Father Goriot
Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for opera comique

opéra comique

noun plural opéras comiques (French ɔpera kɔmik)

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

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