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o⋅pé⋅ra co⋅mique

  [op-er-uh ko-meek, op-ruh; Fr. aw-pey-ra kaw-meek]
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–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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opera-comique

French form of opera in which spoken dialogue alternates with self-contained musical numbers. The earliest examples of opera-comique were satiric comedies with interpolated songs, but the form later developed into serious musical drama distinguished from other opera only by its spoken dialogue.

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