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- [oh-puh s]
- /ˈoʊ pəs/
- /ˈəʊ.pəs/
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- [oh-puh s]
- /ˈoʊ pəs/
Definitions of opus word
- noun plural opus a musical composition. 1
- noun plural opus one of the compositions of a composer, usually numbered according to the order of publication. 1
- noun plural opus a literary work or composition, as a book: Have you read her latest opus? Abbreviation: op. 1
- noun opus A separate composition or set of compositions by a particular composer, usually ordered by date of publication. 1
- noun opus music, literature: work 1
- noun Definition of opus in Technology (project, product) A Honeywell operating system promised as a sop to customers after canning Multics in 1985. Opus was to provide everything Multics had and more, plus total compatibility with the Level 6/DPS6 operating system. "Opus" was a code name, the system was officially named VS3 (short for HVS R3 or Honeywell Virtual System Release Three). It was to run on the DPS6-plus hardware known internally as the MRX and HRX, and be all things to all people. The hardware was a dud (though it did run the native DPS6 software just fine), and the goal was, shall we say, ambitious. The effort was cancelled by Bull in 1987, in favor of another project going on in France. 1
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Origin of opus
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Latin: work, labor, a work
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Parts of speech for Opus
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opus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
opus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for opus
noun opus
- composition — When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
- oeuvre — the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
Antonyms for opus
noun opus
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
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