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operatic

American  
[op-uh-rat-ik] / ˌɒp əˈræt ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to opera.

    operatic music.

  2. resembling or suitable for opera.

    a voice of operatic caliber.


noun

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

    1. the technique or method of producing or staging operas.

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

operatic British  
/ ˌɒpəˈrætɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to opera

  2. histrionic or exaggerated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of operatic

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

Example Sentences

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Still, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with an estimable European operatic pedigree could also appear an incongruous fit for L.A., which came to opera quite late in any kind of consistent or intrinsic way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Hockney was prone to marathon sessions in the studio, particularly when his romantic life turned operatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Bocelli would return to Mar-a-Lago for an early-2024 “charity” event, however, and Trump would keep playing his operatic renditions at his campaign stops.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

If, for Italians, the supreme expression of their love of music was the emotionally charged operatic aria, for Russians it was dance.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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