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op⋅ry

[op-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective Dialect
opera 1 .

Origin:
1910–15; Americanism
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opry 
1914, U.S. dial. pronunciation of opera. Esp. in Grand Ole Opry, a radio broadcast of country music from Nashville, registered as a proprietary name 1950.
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