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li⋅bret⋅to

  [li-bret-oh]
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–noun, plural -bret⋅tos, -bret⋅ti  [-bret-ee] .
1. the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
2. a book or booklet containing such a text.
Origin:
1735–45; < It, dim of libro book < L liber; see -et
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li·bret·to   (lĭ-brět'ō)   
n.   pl. li·bret·tos or li·bret·ti (-brět'ē)
  1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
  2. A book containing such a text.

[Italian, diminutive of libro, book, from Latin liber, libr-.]
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Libretto

Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It. l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. Librettos (-t[=o]z), It. Libretti (-t[-e]). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See Libel.] (Mus.) (a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. (b) The words themselves.
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Language Translation for : libretto
Spanish: folleto,
German: die Broschüre,
Japanese: 小冊子
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libretto 
(pl. libretti), 1742, from It. libretto, dim. of libro "book," from L. liber (gen. libri), see library.
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libretto

text of an opera, operetta, or other kind of musical theatre. It is also used, less commonly, for a musical work not intended for the stage. A libretto may be in verse or in prose; it may be specially designed for a particular composer, or it may provide raw material for several; it may be wholly original or an adaptation of an existing play or novel.

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