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Liebestod

Liebestod noun: an aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.

Noun

Liebestod (plural Liebestode)

  1. An aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.
    • She saw how his jaw began to slaver and the room was full of the clamour of the forest's Liebestod but the wise child never flinched […]1979, Angela Carter, “The Company of Wolves”, in The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 138

Forms of Liebestod

pluralLiebestode

Origin of Liebestod

From German Liebestod, from Liebe (“love”) + Tod (“death”).

Questions about Liebestod

What does Liebestod mean?
Liebestod means an aria or duet performed in opera marking the suicide of lovers; a suicide.
What part of speech is Liebestod?
Liebestod is a noun.
What is the plural of Liebestod?
The plural of Liebestod is Liebestode.

Words near Liebestod in the dictionary

  1. Liebermann reagents
  2. Liebermann-Burchard test
  3. Liebermans
  4. Liebert
  5. Lieberts
  6. Liebestod
  7. Liebestode
  8. liebfraumilch
  9. Liebig
  10. Liebig condenser
  11. Liebig condensers

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