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opéra comique

[ op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; French aw-pey-ra kaw-meek ]
/ ˈɒp ər ə kɒˈmik, ˈɒp rə; French ɔ peɪ ra kɔˈmik /
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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.

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Nearby words

  1. opus dei,
  2. opuscule,
  3. opusculum,
  4. opv,
  5. opéra bouffe,
  6. oquassa,
  7. or,
  8. or circuit,
  9. or else,
  10. or other

Origin of opéra comique

Borrowed into English from French around 1735–45
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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (kɒˈmiːk, French ɔpera kɔmik) /

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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