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Definition of operetta noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

operetta

noun

/ˌɒpəˈretə/

/ˌɑːpəˈretə/

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a short opera, usually with a humorous subject
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of opera, from Latin, literally ‘labour, work’.

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