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opus

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈoʊpəs// UK //ˈɒpəs// opus

n. a major work of art, music, or literature. It is often used to describe a very important or large project that a creator has finished.

n. a creative work, especially a musical composition or a literary production, numbered to indicate the order of a composer's works. Often refers to a large-scale or significant achievement within an artist's career.


SIMPLE

This symphony is considered the composer's greatest opus.

CONTEXTUAL

After ten years of research, the professor finally published his historical opus on the industrial revolution.

COMPLEX

While his early sketches showed promise, it was this sprawling, three-volume opus that secured his reputation as the preeminent novelist of his generation.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Latin opus.

Usage

The plural form can be 'opuses' or the Latin 'opera'.

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