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noun
A genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
opera in which all the text is sung
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: opera
History
Borrowed from French grand opéra.
