"songspiel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: songspiels [plural]
Etymology: From German Songspiel, from Singspiel. First used by Kurt Weill in the title Mahagonny, ein Songspiel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Songspiel}} German Songspiel Head templates: {{en-noun}} songspiel (plural songspiels)
  1. An operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song. Wikipedia link: Kurt Weill, Mahagonny-Songspiel Related terms: singspiel
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