MUSICAL DRAMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("musical drama" is a kind of...):

opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)

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