opus noun

/ˈəʊ.pəs/

/ˈoʊ-/ n [C] (plural opuses or specialized opera) specialized

Definition

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(written abbreviation Op.) a piece of music written by a particular musician and given a number relating to the order in which it was published

Carl Nielsen's Opus 43 quintet

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formal any work of art

He showed us his latest opus, a rather awful painting of a vase of flowers.

(Definition of opus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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