Opera : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Opera	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Opera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opera n a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes a commercial browser a building where musical dramas are performed Synonym(s): opera, opera house
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opera \Op"era\, n. [It., fr. opera* work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Opus \[d8]O"pus\, n.; pl. {Opera}. [L. See {Opera}.] A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition. Note: Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)