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operetta

/ɒpəˈɹɛtə/

operetta noun: a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.

Noun

operetta (plural operettas)

  1. A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.

operetta meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

operetta in Tamil

ஓரங்க இசைநாடகம், சிற்றியல், இசைக்கூத்து

operetta in Arabic

lighter version of opera
أوبريت ʔōberēt

operetta in Persian

lighter version of opera
اپرت operet

Forms of operetta

pluraloperettas

Origin of operetta

Borrowed from Italian operetta.

Words formed from operetta

Phrases with operetta

Questions about operetta

What does operetta mean?
Operetta means a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue.
What is operetta in Tamil?
Operetta in Tamil is ஓரங்க இசைநாடகம், சிற்றியல், இசைக்கூத்து. See Operetta meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is operetta?
Operetta is a noun.
How do you pronounce operetta?
Operetta is pronounced /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/.
What is the plural of operetta?
The plural of operetta is operettas.

Words near operetta in the dictionary

  1. operculopremotor
  2. operculum
  3. operculums
  4. opere
  5. opere citato
  6. operetta
  7. operetta house
  8. operetta houses
  9. operettas
  10. operette
  11. operettes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: operetta (page history and authors); operetta (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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