Librettos

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Libretto \Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It.
     l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. {Librettos} (-t[=o]z), It.
     {Libretti} (-t[-e]). [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.
         [1913 Webster]