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opuscule

[oh-puhs-kyool]

o·pus·cule

[oh-puhs-kyool]
noun
1.
a small or minor work.
2.
a literary or musical work of small size.

Origin:
1650–60; < French < Latin opusculum, equivalent to opus work + -culum -cule1

o·pus·cu·lar, adjective
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opuscule (ɒˈpʌskjuːl)
 
n
rare a small or insignificant artistic work
 
[C17: via French from Latin opusculum, from opus work]
 
o'puscular
 
adj

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