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opera comique

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o⋅pé⋅ra co⋅mique

[op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; Fr. aw-pey-ra kaw-meek]
–noun, plural o⋅pé⋅ra co⋅miques, o⋅pé⋅ras co⋅mique, French. o⋅pe⋅ras co⋅miques [aw-pey-ra kaw-meek] .
comic opera.

Origin:
1735–45; < F
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o·pé·ra co·mique   (ŏp'ər-ə kŏ-mēk', ŏp'rə, ô-pā-rä kô-mēk')   
n.  A French comic opera.

[French : opéra, opera + comique, comic.]
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