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Singspiel

 Play sing·spiel
pl. -·spiel·en an 18th-cent. German musical play of a popular type

Origin of Singspiel

Ger, literally , sing-play

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singspiel

noun

A German musical comedy of the 1700s featuring songs and ensembles interspersed with dialogue.

Origin of singspiel

German singen to sing ( from Middle High German) ( from Old High German singan ; see sengwh- in Indo-European roots.) Spiel play ; see spiel .

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural singspiels)

  1. (music, uncountable) An early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.
  2. (music, countable) An opera in this style.
Origin

German

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