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▪ I. operatic, a.1 and n.|ɒpəˈrætɪk|
[irreg. f. opera, app. after dramatic.]
A. adj. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, opera.
1749in Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury I. 74 My sister went with me last night to hear the Oratorio,..it is in the light operatic style. 1858Gladstone Homer III. 512 Homer has the full force and play of the drama, Virgil is essentially operatic. 1861Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 610 The plot..affords opportunities for effective operatic treatment.
B. as n. pl. The production or performance of operas.
1907N. Munro Daft Days xvi. 142 He says he could never die a Christian death if he had to listen to them at their operatics through the wall. 1920Punch 10 Mar. 197/1 Operatics. It has been suggested before now that Opera might be improved if the singing were done behind the scenes and the performance on the stage were carried out in dumb show by competent actors. 1928Daily Express 6 Nov. 9/3 This is a real event in London's amateur operatics.
▪ II. opeˈratic, a.2 rare.
[f. L. operāt-, ppl. stem of operārī to operate + -ic.]
= operative a. 6.
1823–27T. Arnold Later Rom. Commw. (1882) II. 446 The place of our labourers and operatic manufacturers being almost entirely supplied by slaves. |
