noun
pl. -·tos or -·ti- the words, or text, of an opera, oratorio, or other long choral work
- a book containing these words
Origin of libretto
It, diminutive of libro ( from Classical Latin liber), a book: see librarylibretto
li·bret·toWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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libretto
noun
pl. li·bret·tos, or li·bret·ti- The text of a dramatic musical work such as an opera, including the lyrics to be sung and sometimes interpolated spoken passages.
- A book containing such a text.
Origin of libretto
Italian diminutive of libro book from Latin liber libr- inner bark of trees used as a writing material, bookTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural librettos or libretti)
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