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anthemic, a.
Brit. |ˌanˈθɛmɪk|, U.S. |ˌænˈθɛmɪk|
[‹ anthem n. + -ic suffix.]
Of popular music: suggestive of or resembling an anthem, esp. in its evocative or emotive qualities; spec. (of a song or refrain) designed to rouse an audience. Sometimes mildly derogatory.
1978Washington Post 16 Sept. b2/3 It was a time, as Scott MacKenzie would sing in his anthemic ‘San Francisco’, of ‘people in motion’. 1985Sunday Times 14 July 2/7 A song called We Are The Champions, an exercise in bumptious self-congratulation which hinges on the anthemic chant No Time For Losers. 1988Daily Tel. 2 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xv/2 U2, whose anthemic, if vague, Christian pop is consistent with their Irish roots. 2002Heat 2 Feb. 68/2 And it all comes to a rather grandiose climax with The Test, a big, anthemic closer featuring guest vocals from Richard Ashcroft. |