COMIC OPERA

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Meaning:

Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken

Synonyms:

bouffe; comic opera; opera bouffe; opera comique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("comic opera" is a kind of...):

opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comic opera"):

light opera; operetta (a short amusing opera)