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semioperatic

semioperatic adjective: having some characteristics of opera.

Adjective

semioperatic (not comparable)

  1. Having some characteristics of opera.
    • The most demanding segment was an extended medley from “Porgy and Bess” that among other songs included “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing,” “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” divested of their semioperatic trappings.2008 May 30, Stephen Holden, “Classic Patti Austin, Newly Focused on Swing and Jazz”, in New York Times

Origin of semioperatic

From semi- + operatic.

Questions about semioperatic

What does semioperatic mean?
Semioperatic means having some characteristics of opera.
What part of speech is semioperatic?
Semioperatic is an adjective.

Words near semioperatic in the dictionary

  1. semiopalescent
  2. semiopals
  3. semiopaque
  4. semiopen
  5. semiopened
  6. semioperatic
  7. semiophore
  8. semiopoiesis
  9. semiorb
  10. semiorbicular
  11. semiorbiculate

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