Space Opera Definition

noun
A highly melodramatic science-fiction novel, film, etc. about adventures in space travel.
Webster's New World
A subgenre of science fiction characterized by extraterrestrial settings and having melodramatic plots typical of soap operas.
American Heritage
(countable) A work or production in this style.
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Noun

Singular:
space opera
Plural:
space-operas

Origin of Space Opera

  • Compound of space +"Ž opera. The term was originally derived from the term horse opera and thus indirectly from soap opera, and was coined to describe a specific hackneyed science fiction writing style.

    From Wiktionary

  • Coined by Wilson “Bob” Tucker (1914–2006), American science fiction writer, on the model of horse opera soap opera

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Space Opera Sentence Examples

  • Lush The original Star Wars had ground breaking special effects, but these were merely a backdrop to an epic space opera.

  • For some kids it's dinosaurs or princesses, but for millions of space opera fans, the Star Wars series is the epitome of cool.

  • Still, it is impossible to ignore it since it is the culmination of nearly thirty years' worth of cinema and the final chapter in George Lucas' beloved space opera.

  • In the 1930s through the 1950s were the era of the space opera.

  • The Thrawn trilogy would launch many other books in the Star Wars canon, allowing fans to truly embrace the space opera qualities of Star Wars and its characters.

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