opera house

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noun

a theater devoted chiefly to operas.

Older Use. a theater, especially a large, ornate one.

Origin of opera house

First recorded in 1710–20

Words nearby opera house

opera cloak, opéra comique, opera glasses, operagoer, opera hat, opera house, operand, operant, operant conditioning, operant learning, opera seria

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Example sentences from the Web for opera house

They had the appearance of figures in a fantoccine, or men seen at the extremity of the opera-house, diminished into puppets.
Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803|Dorothy Wordsworth
Why should he enrich the haughty music publisher or the still haughtier intendant of the opera-house?
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
Then there was no Club-land, and the place for meeting everybody who was anybody was the opera-house.
Verdi: Man and Musician|Frederick James Crowest
This time we had the whole orchestra (that belongs to the opera-house, of course).
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

He read the placards of the Opera; reminding himself of the day when it was the single Opera-house; and now we have two-or three.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for opera house

opera house

noun

a theatre designed for opera

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单词	opera house
释义	opera house SEE SYNONYMS FOR opera house ON THESAURUS.COM noun a theater devoted chiefly to operas. Older Use. a theater, especially a large, ornate one. Origin of opera house First recorded in 1710–20 Words nearby opera house opera cloak, opéra comique, opera glasses, operagoer, opera hat, opera house, operand, operant, operant conditioning, operant learning, opera seria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opera house They had the appearance of figures in a fantoccine, or men seen at the extremity of the opera-house, diminished into puppets. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803\|Dorothy Wordsworth Why should he enrich the haughty music publisher or the still haughtier intendant of the opera-house? Ivory Apes and Peacocks\|James Huneker Then there was no Club-land, and the place for meeting everybody who was anybody was the opera-house. Verdi: Man and Musician\|Frederick James Crowest This time we had the whole orchestra (that belongs to the opera-house, of course). Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn He read the placards of the Opera; reminding himself of the day when it was the single Opera-house; and now we have two-or three. One of Our Conquerors, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for opera house opera house noun a theatre designed for opera Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to opera house music hall, opera
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opera house

noun

Origin of opera house

Words nearby opera house

Example sentences from the Web for opera house

British Dictionary definitions for opera house

noun

Words related to opera house