opus.
A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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