semioperatic en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + operatic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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: