Libretto
[li-bret-oh] /lɪˈbrɛt oʊ/
noun, plural librettos, libretti
[li-bret-ee] /lɪˈbrɛt i/ (Show IPA)
1.
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
2.
a book or booklet containing such a text.
/lɪˈbrɛtəʊ/
noun (pl) -tos, -ti (-tiː)
1.
a text written for and set to music in an opera, etc
n.
(plural libretti), 1742, from Italian libretto, diminutive of libro “book,” from Latin liber (genitive libri), see library. Related: Librettist.
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