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magnum opi

magnum opi is the plural of magnum opus.

Meaning of magnum opus

Noun

magnum opus (plural magna opera or magnum opuses)

  1. A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.
  2. The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.
    • The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely considered to be George Orwell's magnum opus.
  3. The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.

Forms of magnum opi

alternative formmagna opera
alternative formmagnum opuses

Questions about magnum opi

What is magnum opi the plural of?
Magnum opi is the plural of magnum opus.

Words near magnum opi in the dictionary

  1. Magnotta
  2. Magnottas
  3. magnox
  4. Magnoxes
  5. magnum
  6. magnum opi
  7. magnum opus
  8. magnum opuses
  9. magnums
  10. Magnus
  11. magnus annus

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