opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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The historic building, which also houses a 400-seat opera house, has thick tape running throughout its interior, denoting where the U.S. border ends and the Canadian one begins. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025 Last night, the people of Litchfield were reminded again that a respectable opera house is a crying necessity. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The musicians are playing inside pits that simulate an opera house. Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 Inside there’s an opera house and culture museum, library and research center that focuses on world religions and the different ethnic groups of Kazakhstan. Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opera house

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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“Opera house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opera%20house. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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