opus
noun/ˈəʊpəs/ · /ˈɒpəs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin opus.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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.
- Derived terms
- opuscule
- Related terms
- opus anglicanum, opus caementicium, opus incertum, opus latericium, opus magnum, opus operantis, opus operatum, opus quadratum, opus reticulatum, opus sectile, opus spicatum, opus vermiculatum