opera
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; usually, one sung-through, based on classical music and seen as more artistic and formalized than other forms of musical theater.
Noun 4 meanings
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; usually, one sung-through, based on classical music and seen as more artistic and formalized than other forms of musical theater.
The score for such a work.
The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure.
OPERA at a glance
OPERA has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (O 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,460 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with opera
All rhymes- CAMERA10
- VERA7
- GENERA7
- CHOLERA12
- RIVIERA10
- SERA4
- CHIMERA14
- ETCETERA10
- CALDERA10
- EPHEMERA15
- LEPIDOPTERA16
- DIPTERA10
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