opry
/ˈɒprɪ/(also opery, op'ry) US
noun
1 Informal = opera. Frequently attributive, especially in opry-house.
2In full Grand Ole Opry. A regular concert of country music broadcast from 1940 as a radio (and subsequently as a television) programme, from Nashville, Tennessee; the venue where this concert is held; the type of music characteristic of this programme.
- Grand Ole Opry is a trademark..
Origin
Mid 19th century. Variant of opera.
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