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opus

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. opus (noun)
  2. opera
  3. opus anglicanum (noun)
  4. opus citatum (noun)
  5. opus latericium (noun)
  6. opus lithostratum (noun)
  7. opus musivum (noun)
  8. opus operantis (noun)
  9. opus operatum (noun)
  10. opus quadratum (noun)
  11. opus sectile (noun)
  12. opus tesselatum (noun)
  13. opus vermiculatum (noun)
  14. magnum opus (noun)
  15. finis coronat opus (foreign term)
  16. hoc opus, hic labor est (foreign term)

opus

noun \ˈō-pəs\
plural op·era\ˈō-pə-rə, ˈä-\ also opus·es\ˈō-pə-səz\

Definition of OPUS

: work; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue
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Examples of OPUS

  1. <the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim>

Origin of OPUS

Latin oper-, opus — more at operate
First Known Use: 1809

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Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

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