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magnum opera

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magnum opus

 
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–noun
a great work, esp. the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
Origin:
1785–95; < L
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magnum opus [(mag-nuhm oh-puhs)]

The most important work in a person's career, especially in literature, art, or scholarship: “Moby Dick was Melville's magnum opus.” From Latin, meaning “great work.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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