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op·er·at·ics

(ŏp′ə-răt′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Exaggerated behavior of a type associated with grand opera; histrionics.

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operatics

(ˌɒpəˈrætɪks)

the performance of operas

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operatics

n sing (amateur) operatics → Amateuropern pl

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After a brief interval, she consulted a fashionable teacher of singing as to whether her voice was strong enough for the operatic stage.

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There is where the deep ingenuity of the operatic idea is betrayed.

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We touched, in our discourse, upon science, politics, natural history, and operatic singers.

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It was about 1710 that the word encore was introduced at the operatic performances in the Haymarket, and very much objected to by plain- going Englishmen.