LIBRETTO


Meaning of LIBRETTO in English

/ lɪˈbretəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun

( pl. -os or li·bretti / -tiː; NAmE /) ( music ) the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or a musical play

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from Italian , diminutive of libro book, from Latin liber .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.