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operetta|ɒpəˈrɛtə|
[a. It. operetta, dim. of opera.]
A short opera, usually of light and humorous character, consisting originally and properly of one act, but now sometimes of two or more.
1770Hooper in Monthly Rev. 280 They sometimes give operattas that are charming. 1817Examiner No. 505. 554 The new Operetta produced here, called Fire and Water. 1865D. Cook in Once a Week XII. 235 Operetta, a coinage which was first introduced at the Lyceum, or English Opera House. 1884St. James's Gaz. 10 Apr. 5/2 On Monday a comic opera or operetta..is to be brought out. |