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opera

Definition

noun: a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra
noun: a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures and interludes
plural of 'opus'
often used before another noun
synonyms: dram, opera buffa, opera girls

Examples

My life is a 'soap opera'. [=my life has a lot of dramatic events and problems like the ones that occur in soap operas]
I enjoy going to 'the opera'. [=going to opera performances]
She loves to watch daytime 'soap operas'.

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Movie quotes

(..) -My God, this is so exciting! -I know. If you want the rest of my date, I'm not gonna finish it. -Rachel, he's not a sandwich. -No, he's a banker with opera tickets. Hello! -Where you going? -Airport. You can't tell him. There's so much I haven't done. (..)
1995 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Rachel Finds Out Season: 1 Episode 24