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opus

o·pus [ ṓpəss ] (plural o·per·a [ ṓpərə, óppərə ] or o·pus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. one of series of musical works: a musical work, especially one of a numbered series by the same composer arranged to show the order in which they were written or cataloged

2. creative work: a creative piece of work in any field of the arts.
See also  magnum opus


[Early 18th century. < Latin, "work"]
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