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singspiel

[sing-speel; Ger. zing-shpeel]

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noun

a German opera, especially of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.

Origin:
1880–85; < German, equivalent to sing(en) to sing + Spiel play

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Singspiel (ˈzɪŋʃpiːl)

—n
	a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries

[literally: singing play]

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singspiel

1876, from Ger., lit. "a singing play," from singen "to sing" + Spiel "a play." Kind of performance popular in Germany late 18c.

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