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1875–80; < Italian: literally, serious opera
1875–80; < Italian: literally, serious opera
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| —n , pl opere serie | |
| a type of opera current in 18th-century Italy based on a serious plot, esp a mythological tale | |
| [from Italian: serious opera] | |
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