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semiclassical

American  
[sem-ee-klas-i-kuhl, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈklæs ɪ kəl, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to music by classical composers that is familiar or appealing to the general public.

  2. of or relating to music intermediate in style between classical and popular music.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of semiclassical

First recorded in 1900–05; semi- + classical

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These are systems that can't be solved with a semiclassical approach.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2025

"Plenty of groups have tried to do this before us. It's known that certain complicated quantum systems could be solved efficiently with a semiclassical approach," Marino says.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2025

In the age of the selfie, Brooks wishes to exhort us back to a semiclassical sense of self-restraint, self-erasure and self-suspicion.

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2015

Bach to Klezmer, including the premiers of Yankelev’s arrangement of “My Yiddishe Mama” and baritone Shouvik Mondle’s rendition of traditional Hindu semiclassical music.

From Washington Post

Bryce hung up, leaned back on his bed and pushed a button that turned on the radio to a semiclassical program.

From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Charles Dye

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