opus

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  1. noun A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.

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  • I think this opus is the pinnacle of human achievement —  FriendFeed
  • But you're missing out if you do, because as I type this I think this opus is the pinnacle of human achievement. —  FriendFeed
  • This not only means getting significantly ahead in writing my magnum opus, a daring and challenging novel that plums the depth of humanity and the readers 'tolerance, but also branch out into print media of sorts, maybe online media too. —  Japanmanship
  • Recorded in HIII's east Tennessee home with friends over a two-week period, the album's magnum opus is the 10-minute, shitkickin 'symphony in three movements "P.F.F." (you can guess what it stands for), which he describes as "a high-energy, get-drunk singalong." —  All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
  • Another advantage: this edition of his magnum opus, the first, is much shorter than the last. —  Ancient Hebrew Poetry
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opus:   opera
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin; see op- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin, work, a work: see opera.
 

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/ˈoʊpəs/
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