Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the words of an opera or musical play;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
libretto
n 1: the words of an opera or musical play
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "libretto":
arrangement, book, continuity, copy, cue, draft, edition, hymnal,
hymnbook, instrumental score, lines, lute tablature, music,
music paper, music roll, musical notation, musical score, notation,
opera, opera score, orchestral score, part, piano score, playbook,
scenario, scene plot, score, script, sheet music, shooting script,
short score, side, songbook, songster, tablature, text, transcript,
transcription, version, vocal score, written music