anthemic

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English

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Etymology

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From anthem +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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anthemic (comparative more anthemic, superlative most anthemic)

  1. (music) Suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
    • 1999, Sean Bidder, House: The Rough Guide, page 109:
      Hardly inspirational stuff, but this beatmix collection of popular House/garage cuts by DJ Pierre, Roger S, Ultra Naté and others is probably the easiest place to find Farley's anthemic "Love Can't Turn Around".
    • 2014, Kevin Prested, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, page 79:
      Honing the band's anthemic sound and stance, they relocated to Richmond and created a solid lineup.
    • 2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure:
      But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk.

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Noun

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anthemic (plural anthemics)

  1. (music) A song that is suggestive of an anthem.
    • 2009 March 16, Ben Rayner, “Hot sounds”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Passionate anthemics, prog-rock twists and turns, and several Hendrix-ian guitar burnouts by self-aware showman Patrick Krief aimed straight for the cheap seats and left everyone feeling pleasantly dazed.

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