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soap opera
[ op-er-uh, op-ruh ]
noun
- a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.
soap opera
noun
- a serialized drama, usually dealing with domestic themes and characterized by sentimentality, broadcast on radio or television
Word History and Origins
Origin of soap opera1
Word History and Origins
Origin of soap opera1
Example Sentences
I wanted this vampire soap opera to be over, but we are stuck somewhere between the living and the dead.
In other words, what might have seemed like a mutually convenient layby into which Ms Gray could be shunted, ended up perpetuating a rather public soap opera.
His breakout role in a popular soap opera titled “Love and Truth” in 1984 led to a heady career as a national heartthrob.
The Dallas Cowboys have gone 12-5 the past three years before calamitous play-off endings just added to the enduring soap opera of 'America's Team' and their pursuit of the good old days.
Born into a show business family, she was still a teenager when she was cast in the television soap opera “Peyton Place.”
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