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sing⋅spiel

  [sing-speel; Ger. zing-shpeel]
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–noun
a German opera, esp. of the 18th century, using spoken dialogue and resembling ballad opera.
Origin:
1880–85; < G, equiv. to sing(en) to sing + Spiel play
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sing·spiel   (sĭng'spēl', zĭng'shpēl')   
n.  An 18th-century German musical comedy featuring songs and ensembles interspersed with dialogue.

[German : singen, to sing (from Middle High German, from Old High German singan; see sengwh- in Indo-European roots) + Spiel, play; see spiel.]
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