Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semioperatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-op-er-at-ic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some characteristics of opera.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From semi- + operatic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semioperatic mean?: Having some characteristics of opera.
Where does semioperatic come from?: From semi- + operatic.

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