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opéra comique
o·pé·ra co·mique [ òppərə kaw mk, òpprə kaw mk ] (plural o·pé·ra co·miques)


noun 
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light-hearted opera: an opera on a light-hearted theme with spoken dialogue, especially popular in 19th-century France
[< French, "comic opera"]
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