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comic-opera

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comic opera

–noun
1. a diverting opera with spoken dialogue and a happy ending.
2. the tradition or genre of such operas.

Origin:
1905–10

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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com·ic-op·er·a   (kŏm'ĭk-ŏp'ər-ə, -ŏp'rə)
adj.  Not to be taken seriously: comic-opera politics; a comic-opera style of uniform.
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