how to pronounce opera

/ˈɑːpɹə/

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opera is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of opera in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I'll do a fart sound and an opera singer …”

meanings of opera

noun:

A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
The score for such a work.
A company dedicated to performing such works.
Plural of opus; a collection of work.

opera frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word opera occurs in english on average 14.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics opera can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that opera can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;