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horse opera
horse operan. A film or other theatrical work about the American West; a western.horse opera n (Film) informal another term for Western4 west•ern (ˈwɛs tərn)
adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the west. 2. directed or proceeding toward the west: a western migration. 3. coming or originating from the west, as a wind. 4. (often cap.) of or pertaining to the West in the U.S. 5. (usu. cap.) Occidental. 6. (usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the non-Communist countries of Europe and the Americas. 7. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Western Church. n. 8. (often cap.) a story, movie, or radio or television play about the U.S. West of the 19th century. 9. a person or thing from a western region or country. [before 1050; Middle English, Old English westerne; see west, -ern] horse opera - A slang term for a western (movie).See also related terms for movie.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  horse opera - a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentWesternfeature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"spaghetti Western - a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company |
Translationshorse opera
horse operaA film or theatrical production about the American West (i.e., a western), especially one that is clichéd or formulaic. My grandfather and I had a tradition of watching old horse operas every Sunday on TV.See also: horse, operahorse opera n. a Western movie. (see also oater.) They’re showing a series of old horse operas at the theater tonight. See also: horse, operaEncyclopediaSeewesternhorse opera
Synonyms for horse operanoun a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentSynonymsRelated Words- feature film
- feature
- spaghetti Western
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