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GRAND OPERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grand opera mean?
• GRAND OPERA (noun)
The noun GRAND OPERA has 1 sense:
1. opera in which all the text is sung
Familiarity information: GRAND OPERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opera in which all the text is sung
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("grand opera" is a kind of...):
opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)
Context examples
An illusion that won't convince is a palpable lie, and that's what grand opera is to me when little Barillo throws a fit, clutches mighty Tetralani in his arms (also in a fit), and tells her how passionately he adores her.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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