comic-opera

comic opera

 
noun
1.
a diverting opera with spoken dialogue and a happy ending.
2.
the tradition or genre of such operas.
Origin:
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com·ic-op·er·a

   [kom-ik-op-er-uh, -op-ruh]
adjective
comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
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