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lyric opera

lyric opera noun: a nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.

Noun

lyric opera (countable and uncountable, plural lyric operas)

  1. A nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.

Forms of lyric opera

plurallyric operas

Questions about lyric opera

What does lyric opera mean?
Lyric opera means a nineteenth-century form of French opera, emphasising melody and having a romantic or fantasy theme.
What part of speech is lyric opera?
Lyric opera is a noun.
What is the plural of lyric opera?
The plural of lyric opera is lyric operas.

Words near lyric opera in the dictionary

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  6. lyric opera
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  8. lyric soprano
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