Dictionary

opus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɒpəs/
• /ˈəʊpəs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos Proto-Italic *opos Latin opusbor. English opus Borrowed from Latin opus.

Meanings

1. A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
   • Beethoven's "Razumovsky" Quartets, Op. 59, are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
2. A work, especially of art.
   • The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.

Forms

Deriveds

opuscule

Relateds

opus operatum · opus anglicanum · opus sectile · opus vermiculatum · opus incertum · opus reticulatum · opus caementicium · opus magnum · opus quadratum · opus spicatum · opus latericium · opus operantis

Translations (9)

cs opus (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · it opus (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · sv opus (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · fi teos (a work, especially of art) · pl opus (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · bg опус (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · fi opus (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · ru о́пус (a work of music or set of works with a specified rank) · ru о́пус (a work, especially of art)