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opus

/ˈəʊpəs/

opus noun: a work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.

Noun (1)

opus (plural opuses or opera)

  1. 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.

Noun (2) capitalized: OPUs

OPUs

  1. (plural) plural of OPU

opus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

opus in Hindi

ओपस, ऑपस

opus in Tamil

ஓபஸ்

opus in Marathi

ओपस

opus in Urdu

اوپوس, اوپیس
More languagesFewer languages
opus in Telugu
ఒపస్, ఓపస్
opus in Malayalam
ഓപ്പസ്, ഓപസ്
opus in Kannada
ಓಪಸ್
opus in Punjabi
ਓਪਸ
opus in Gujarati
ઓપસ
opus in Odia
ଓପସ୍, ଅପସ୍
opus in Nepali
ओपस, ओपस्, ऑपस

Forms of opus

pluralopuses
pluralopera

Plural of opus: opuses or opera

Origin of opus

Borrowed from Latin opus.

Words formed from opus

Phrases with opus

Words that rhyme with opus

Questions about opus

What does opus mean?
Opus means a work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
What is opus in Hindi?
Opus in Hindi is ओपस, ऑपस. See Opus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is opus?
Opus is a noun.
How do you pronounce opus?
Opus is pronounced /ˈəʊpəs/.
What is the plural of opus?
The plural of opus is opuses.

Words near opus in the dictionary

  1. opuntia
  2. opuntiaceous
  3. opuntias
  4. opuntioid
  5. opuntioids
  6. opus
  7. opus anglicanum
  8. opus caementicium
  9. Opus Dei
  10. opus incertum
  11. opus latericium

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Adapted from Wiktionary: opus (page history and authors); OPUs (page history and authors); opus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); opus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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