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Added 9 October 2026

libretto

/lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/ noun

Latin root: liber Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about libretto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The words of an opera or musical play.

Origin

From Italian libretto, diminutive of libro (“book”), from Latin liber (“book”).

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