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singspiel

singspiel noun: an early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.

Noun

singspiel (countable and uncountable, plural singspiels)

  1. (uncountable) An early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.
  2. (countable) An opera in this style.

Forms of singspiel

pluralsingspiels

Origin of singspiel

Borrowed from German Singspiel.

Questions about singspiel

What does singspiel mean?
Singspiel means an early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.
What part of speech is singspiel?
Singspiel is a noun.
What is the plural of singspiel?
The plural of singspiel is singspiels.

Words near singspiel in the dictionary

  1. singsonging
  2. singsongingly
  3. singsongs
  4. singsongy
  5. Singsons
  6. singspiel
  7. singspiels
  8. singspiration
  9. singspirations
  10. singster
  11. singsters

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