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BURLETTA
Etymology
Noun
burletta (plural burlettas or burlette)
A comic operetta; a musical farce.
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• rebuttal
Source: Wiktionary
Bur*let"ta, n. Etym: [It., dim. of burla mockery. See Burlesque, a.] (Mus.)
Definition: A comic operetta; a music farce. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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