operatic

[ op-uh-rat-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to opera: operatic music.

  2. resembling or suitable for opera: a voice of operatic caliber.

noun
  1. Usually operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)

    • the technique or method of producing or staging operas.

    • exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.

Origin of operatic

1
1740–50; opera1 + -tic, after drama, dramatic

Other words from operatic

  • op·er·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·op·er·at·ic, adjective
  • non·op·er·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·op·er·at·ic, adjective
  • un·op·er·at·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for operatic

operatic

/ (ˌɒpəˈrætɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to opera

  2. histrionic or exaggerated

Derived forms of operatic

  • operatically, adverb

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