space opera

[ op-er-uh, op-ruh ]

/ ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə /

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noun

a television or radio drama or motion picture that is a science-fiction adventure story.

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Origin of space opera

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby space opera

space law, spaceless, spaceman, space mark, space medicine, space opera, space out, space platform, spaceport, space probe, spacer

How to use space opera in a sentence

Part mystery, part political thriller, part classic space opera, The Expanse has earned almost nothing but praise from critics and devoted fans alike, not just for its gripping storytelling but also for its use of accurate physics.
The Solar System is at war in trailer for final season of The Expanse|Jennifer Ouellette|November 16, 2021|Ars Technica
When Comcast’s Syfy network cancelled The Expanse a few years ago, Amazon swooped up the still-running space opera for more seasons.
Is Netflix recreating the old broadcast TV network?|Aaron Pressman|October 16, 2020|Fortune
It was a Senate floor soap opera over none other than a soap-opera producer.
U.S. Embassies Have Always Been for Sale|William O’Connor|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One of the most horrific episodes of the Vietnam War is being made into a government-funded opera.
The My Lai Massacre Inspires an Opera|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One beginning that amused him takes place at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Space Invaders had just been introduced in America, and Atari was looking for a game that would do it one better.
‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age|David Owen|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In June, the executive offices of the Metropolitan Opera were broken into and graffitied with obscene messages.
Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s Insane Year|Shawn E. Milnes|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A small contingent of the members hurried off to applaud the successful comic opera of the hour.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
At the present time he was trombone in the “Tournée Gulland,” a touring opera company.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
That you did not steal from her house by a secret passage, on the night of the destruction of the opera-house?
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Certain evenings during the week she and her husband attended the opera or sometimes the play.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Fecit dextera Di virtutem: non est mortuus, sed vixit; & nunc incolumis narrat opera Di.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for space opera

space opera

noun

a science fiction drama, such as a film or television programme, esp one dealing with interplanetary flight

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space opera

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