Definitions for opusˈoʊ pəs; ˈoʊ pər ə, ˈɒp ər ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•pusˈoʊ pəs; ˈoʊ pər ə, ˈɒp ər ə(n.)(pl.)o•pus•es or, esp. for 2 , o•pe•ra
one of the compositions of a composer, usu. numbered according to the order of publication.
Category: Music and Dance
a literary work or composition, as a book.
Category: Literature
Origin of opus:
1695–1705; < L: work, labor, a work
Princeton's WordNet
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music(noun)
a musical work that has been created
"the composition is written in four movements"
Wiktionary
opus(Noun)
A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
Beethoven's opus eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
opus(Noun)
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.
Origin: Borrowed from opus.
Translations for opus
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- teenoorgesteldAfrikaans
- مُواجِه، في الجِهَةِ المُقابِلَه، مُقابِلArabic
- противоположенBulgarian
- opostoPortuguese (BR)
- opačnýCzech
- gegenüberliegendGerman
- modsatDanish
- που βρίσκεται στην αντίθετη πλευράGreek
- opuestoSpanish
- vastas-Estonian
- روبرو؛ مقابلFarsi
- vastapäätäFinnish
- opposéFrench
- מִמוּלHebrew
- विरुद्धHindi
- suprotanCroatian
- szemben levőHungarian
- seberangIndonesian
- andstæðurIcelandic
- oppostoItalian
- 反対側のJapanese
- 반대쪽의Korean
- kitas, priešingasLithuanian
- pretējsLatvian
- bertentanganMalay
- tegenovergesteldDutch
- motsattNorwegian
- przeciwnyPolish
- روبرو؛ مقابلPersian
- مخامخPashto
- opostoPortuguese
- opusRomanian
- находящийся напротив, противоположныйRussian
- opačnýSlovak
- nasprotenSlovenian
- suprotanSerbian
- motsatt, andra [sidan]Swedish
- ซึ่งอยู่คนละด้านThai
- öbür, karşıTurkish
- 對面的Chinese (Trad.)
- розташований навпротиUkrainian
- مقابلUrdu
- đối lậpVietnamese
- 对面的Chinese (Simp.)
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