OPUS


Meaning of OPUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ oʊpəs, ɒpəs ]

( opuses, or opera)

1.

An opus is a piece of classical music by a particular composer. Opus is usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviation op. is also used.

...Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E minor, Opus 90.

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2.

You can refer to an artistic work such as a piece of music or writing or a painting as an opus .

...the new opus from Peter Gabriel.

= work

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see also magnum opus

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