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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  
n.  

  1. A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece.

  2. The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer.


[Latin : magnum, neuter of magnus, great + opus, work.]
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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.”

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