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opéra comique
o·pé·ra co·mique
[
òppərə kaw mk,
òpprə kaw mk
]
(
plural
o·pé·ra co·miques
)
noun
Definition:
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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