LIBRETTO


Meaning of LIBRETTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)tō ]

noun

( plural -tos or li·bret·ti -(ˌ)tē)

Etymology: Italian, diminutive of libro book, from Latin libr-, liber

Date: 1742

1. : the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater

2. : the book containing a libretto

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