BALLAD OPERA

Meaning of BALLAD OPERA in English

a theater entertainment of 18th-century England, consisting of popular tunes, folk songs, and dialogue.

[ 1770-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BALLAD OPERA — English 18th-century comic opera in which songs and musical interludes, usually consisting of existing popular tunes or opera melodies with …
Английский словарь Британика
BALLAD OPERA — noun : a theatrical entertainment consisting of folk melodies and popular airs with new texts interspersed with spoken dialogue
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAD OPERA
Britannica English vocabulary
BALLAD OPERA — noun a type of play, popular in England in the early 18th century, containing pieces of music that were already …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLAD OPERA
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERA — (óp-) n 1. work (as in hard work); 2. opera; also: opera house
Interlingua English vocab
OPERA — ópera (-ette). OPERA-GLASS: bi-lorniette
English interlingue dictionary
BALLAD — ballade, canzon
English interlingue dictionary
BALLAD — awit;kanta
English-Visayan vocabulary
BALLAD — noun Etymology: Middle English balade ~e, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPERA — I Musical drama made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment, overtures, and interludes. Opera was invented at the end …
Английский словарь Британика
BALLAD — Form of short narrative folk song. Its distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages as part of …
Английский словарь Британика
OPERA — I. ope·ra ˈōpərə, ˈäp- plural of opus II. op·era ˈäp(ə)rə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, work, opera, from Latin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAD — I. ˈbaləd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English balade, from Middle French, from Old Provençal balada dancing song, dance, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLAD — (v. t.) To make mention of in ballads.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — (v. i.) To make or sing ballads.
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — (n.) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a …
Английский словарь Webster
BALLAD — ( v. t. ) To make mention of in ballads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( v. i. ) To make or sing ballads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( n. ) A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERA — opera 1 /op"euhr euh, op"reuh/ , n. 1. an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLAD — — balladic /beuh lad"ik/ , adj. — balladlike , adj. /bal"euhd/ , n. 1. any light, simple song, esp. one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERA — n. musical drama in which the actors sing their parts (rather then speaking them) to the accompaniment of an orchestra; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPERA — I. opera plural of opus II. op·era ˈä-p(ə-)rə, Southern also ˈä-prē noun Etymology: Italian, work, opera, from Latin, work, pains; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALLAD — noun Etymology: Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPERA — pl of opus. 2. opera ·noun the house where operas are exhibited. 3. opera ·noun the score of a musical …
Webster English vocab
BALLAD — vi to make or sing ballads. 2. ballad ·vt to make mention of in ballads. 3. ballad ·noun a popular …
Webster English vocab
OPERA — [opera] pl of opus [2]op.era n [It, work, opera, fr. L, work, pains; akin to L oper-, opus--more at operate] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALLAD — [bal.lad] n [ME balade ballade, song, fr. MF, fr. OProv balada dance, song sung while dancing, fr. balar to dance, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPERA
Britannica English vocabulary
BALLAD — form of short narrative folk song the distinctive style of which crystallized in Europe during the late Middle Ages. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPERA — in full Thtre Nationale De L'opra, Paris opera house designed by Charles Garnier. The building, considered one of the masterpieces …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPERA — opera BrE AmE ˈɒp ə r‿ə AmE ˈɑːp ə r‿ə !!‿i —also as an Italian word, Italian [ ˈɔː pe …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALLAD — ballad BrE AmE ˈbæl əd ▷ ballad|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPERA — / ˈɒprə; NAmE ˈɑːprə/ noun 1. [ C , U ] a dramatic work in which all or most of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLAD — / ˈbæləd; NAmE / noun 1. a song or poem that tells a story : a medieval ballad about a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPERA — op ‧ e ‧ ra /ˈɒp ə rə $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Italian ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLAD — bal ‧ lad /ˈbæləd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: balade , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPERA — n. 1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPERA — n. 1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALLAD — n. 1 a poem or song narrating a popular story. 2 a slow sentimental or romantic song. ballad metre = …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPERA — 1. n.1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Oxford English vocab
BALLAD — n.1 a poem or song narrating a popular story. 2 a slow sentimental or romantic song. Phrases and idioms: ballad …
Oxford English vocab
OPERA — ( operas) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. An opera is a play …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLAD — ( ballads) 1. A ballad is a long song or poem which tells a story in simple language. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPERA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES grand opera long-running show/musical/soap opera etc opera house ▪ the Sydney Opera House pop/opera/folk etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB sing ▪ Here was a community in which people argued fiercely about theology, even …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPERA — [noun] - (an example of) formal plays in which all or most of the words are sung to musicWhat's your …
Cambridge English vocab
OPERA — n. ballad opera Metropolitan Opera soap opera Sydney Opera House Peking opera Beijing opera opera of the capital
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERA — n. Musical drama made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment, overtures, and interludes. Opera was invented at the end …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BALLAD — n. Form of short narrative folk song. Its distinctive style crystallized in Europe in the late Middle Ages as part …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERA — Synonyms and related words : Broadway musical, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Grand Guignol, Greek theater, Passion play, Singspiel, Tom show, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPERA — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comic , grand , light VERB + OPERA ▪ compose , write ▪ sing OPERA + NOUN …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLAD — noun Ballad is used after these nouns: ↑ love , ↑ rock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPERA
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera ≈ в опере to perform, stage an opera ≈ ставить оперу comic opera ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALLAD — сущ.; лит. баллада folk ballad ≈ народная баллада баллада - * stanza (стихосложение) балладная строфа народная песня (сентиментально-повествовательного характера) (устаревшее) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPERA — opera.ogg ʹɒp(ə)rə n 1. опера comic opera - комическая опера at the opera - в опере, на оперном спектакле 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BALLAD — ballad.ogg ʹbæləd n 1> баллада ballad stanza - стих. балладная строфа 2> народная песня ( сентиментально-повествовательного характера ) 3> уст. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPERA — n 1. опера comic opera - комическая опера at the opera - в опере, на оперном спектакле 2. оперное искусство …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BALLAD — n 1> баллада ballad stanza - стих. балладная строфа 2> народная песня ( сентиментально-повествовательного характера ) 3> уст. сатирическая песенка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera — в опере to perform, stage an opera — ставить оперу comic opera — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BALLAD — сущ. ; лит. баллада folk ballad — народная баллада
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera — в опере to perform, stage an opera — ставить оперу comic opera — комическая опера grand opera — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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