Opus

Noun

Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.NounA 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.NounA 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."

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