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op⋅er⋅ose
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ˈɒp
əˌroʊs
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–adjective
1.
industrious, as a person.
2.
done with or involving much labor.
Origin:
1660–70;
< L
operōsus
busy, active, equiv. to
oper-
(s. of
opus
) work +
-ōsus
-ose
1
Related forms:
op⋅er⋅ose⋅ly,
adverb
op⋅er⋅ose⋅ness,
noun
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op·er·ose
(ŏp'ə-rōs')
adj.
Involving great labor; laborious.
Industrious; diligent.
[Latin
operōsus
, from
opus
, oper-
,
work
; see
op-
in Indo-European roots.]
op'er·ose'ly
adv.
,
op'er·ose'ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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