operatic

operatic
adjective Date: 1749 1. of or relating to opera 2. grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect • operatically adverb

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  • Operatic — Op er*at ic, Operatical Op er*at ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic of, suitable for, or resembling, the opera; as, an operatic voice. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • operatic — 1749, from OPERA (Cf. opera) on model of DRAMATIC (Cf. dramatic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • operatic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characteristic of opera. 2) extravagantly theatrical. DERIVATIVES operatically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • operatic — [äp΄ə rat′ik] adj. [ OPERA1 + (DRAMA)TIC] of or like the opera operatically adv …   English World dictionary

  • operatic — operatically, adv. /op euh rat ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to opera: operatic music. 2. resembling or suitable for opera: a voice of operatic caliber. n. 3. Usually, operatics. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. the technique or method of… …   Universalium

  • operatic — [[t]ɒ̱pəræ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Operatic means relating to opera. ...the local amateur operatic society …   English dictionary

  • operatic — adjective Of, related to, or typical of opera. The politicians address was so flamboyant as to be operatic …   Wiktionary

  • operatic — adj. Operatic is used with these nouns: ↑convention, ↑overture, ↑repertoire, ↑soprano, ↑tenor …   Collocations dictionary

  • operatic — /ɒpəˈrætɪk/ (say opuh ratik) adjective of or relating to opera: operatic music. –operatically, adverb …  

  • Operatic pop — Operatic pop, pop opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic style, or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. The term popera and adjectives poperatic and popical (for pop classical ) are… …   Wikipedia

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