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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 — [[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
operatic — adjective Date: 1749 1. of or relating to opera 2. grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect • operatically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
