Associations to the word «Libretto»

Wiktionary

LIBRETTO, noun. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
LIBRETTO, noun. A book containing such a text.

Dictionary definition

LIBRETTO, noun. The words of an opera or musical play.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats