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{
"term": "opera",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a dramatic work in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an art form or entertainment",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Puccini’s operas"
},
{
"text": "to go to the opera"
},
{
"text": "an opera singer"
},
{
"text": "**light/grand opera**"
}
],
"topics": ["Music"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["comic", "grand", "light"],
"verb + opera": ["compose", "write", "sing"],
"opera + noun": ["singer", "star", "composer"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the Vienna State Opera"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["comic", "grand", "light"],
"verb + opera": ["compose", "write", "sing"],
"opera + noun": ["singer", "star", "composer"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɒprə/",
"audio": "op/opera/opera__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɑːprə/",
"audio": "op/opera/opera__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’."
}