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songspiel

songspiel noun: an operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.

Noun

songspiel (plural songspiels)

  1. An operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.

Forms of songspiel

pluralsongspiels

Origin of songspiel

From German Songspiel, from Singspiel. First used by Kurt Weill in the title Mahagonny, ein Songspiel.

Questions about songspiel

What does songspiel mean?
Songspiel means an operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.
What part of speech is songspiel?
Songspiel is a noun.
What is the plural of songspiel?
The plural of songspiel is songspiels.

Words near songspiel in the dictionary

  1. songsheet
  2. songsheets
  3. songsmith
  4. songsmiths
  5. songsome
  6. songspiel
  7. songspiels
  8. songster
  9. songsters
  10. songstress
  11. songstresses

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