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poperettas

poperettas is the plural of poperetta.

Meaning of poperetta

Noun

poperetta (plural poperettas)

  1. A light popera with a frivolous story.
    • That was the era of the lushly scored costume poperetta (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Miss Saigon,” “Les Misérables”), staged like Cecil B. DeMille epics and usually overseen by the Mike Todd-ish producer Cameron Mackintosh.2009 July 8, Ben Brantley, “London’s Musicals: Intimate or Outsize”, in New York Times

Questions about poperettas

What is poperettas the plural of?
Poperettas is the plural of poperetta.

Words near poperettas in the dictionary

  1. popemobiles
  2. popera
  3. poperas
  4. poperatic
  5. poperetta
  6. poperettas
  7. poperies
  8. popery
  9. popes
  10. popes' noses
  11. Popescu

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