opera

/ˈɒpɹə/O-pruh

/ˈɑpɹə/AH-pruh

Meaninga work

Common meaning: a drama set to music in which the words are sung

operwork, a piece of workLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1267 · scan
aLatin plural ending: things to be

Journey through time

Latinopus, operis‘work, a piece of work’
Englishopera‘a drama set to music in which the words are sung’ · today

oper also in: inoperative postoperative nonoperational postoperatively

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin opus ‘work, a piece of work’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry opus, p. 1267 · dictionary scan

Roots

opus, operis Latin “work, a piece of work”

Related words

inoperative nonoperational postoperative postoperatively

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