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operose
[
op
-
uh
-rohs
]
Origin
op·er·ose
/
ˈɒp
əˌroʊs
/
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[
op
-
uh
-rohs
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
industrious, as a person.
2.
done with or involving much labor.
Origin:
1660–70;
<
Latin
operōsus
busy, active, equivalent to
oper-
(stem of
opus
) work +
-ōsus
-ose
1
Related forms
op·er·ose·ly,
adverb
op·er·ose·ness,
noun
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operose
(ˈɒpəˌrəʊs)
—
adj
1.
laborious
2.
industrious; busy
[C17: from Latin
operōsus
painstaking, from
opus
work]
'operosely
—
adv
'operoseness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
operose
"involving much labor," 1670s, from L. operosus "taking great pains, laborious," from opus (gen. operis) "work" (see
opus
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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