Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Operatic
Operatic adjective - Having the general quality or effect of a stage performance.
Usage example: the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
Nearby Word: opera
Both words in one sentence
- Vestigial Empires tend to leave behind still-working infrastructure (especially roads or the nearest space-operatic equivalent) as they shrink; frequently, they also leave behind a common language.
Source: Vestigial Empire - Not just opera: this was a common way of adapting books for the stage at the time, and were often far worse than the operatic examples, leading to a "popular scenes from" or even a "scenes that the censors will let us put on from" adaptation.
Source: Compressed Adaptation - Contrary to common operatic tradition, the jerk Pinkerton is played by a tenor.
Source: Theatre / Madame Butterfly
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