opera

🇺🇸 /ˈɑːprə/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɒprə/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-A2
noun
B2

a play where the words are sung with music

I enjoy watching an opera because the music and singing tell a story.

C1

a group that performs opera or the building where it is performed

We visited the famous opera house to see a performance.

translation

n. a play where the words are sung with music; a group that performs opera or the building where it is performed

Word Forms

Plural operas