Dictionary entry

Libretto

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Li‐bret″to (lĭ‐brĕt″tō̍; It. lē̍‐brā̍t″tō̍), n.; pl. E. Librettos (–tōz), It. Libretti (–tē̍). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See Libel.] (Mus.) (a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music. (b) The words themselves.