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libretto definition

li·bretto (li bret′ō)

noun pl. librettos -·tos or libretti -·ti (-ē)

  1. the words, or text, of an opera, oratorio, or other long choral work
  2. a book containing these words

Etymology: It, dim. of libro (< L liber), a book: see library

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