Definitions for opus

opus o·pus

Spelling: [oh-puh s]
IPA: /ˈoʊ pəs/

Opus is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in opus (opsu).

Definitions for opus

noun

  1. a musical composition.
  2. one of the compositions of a composer, usually numbered according to the order of publication.
  3. a literary work or composition, as a book: Abbreviation: op.

Origin of opus

1695-1705; Latin: work, labor, a work

Examples for opus

Of all the earlier works the Fantasy-Pieces, opus 12, are the most successful.

Certainly not Saltus at his best, this opus, but far from his worst.

These he gave his pupils after they had played Chopin's opus 10.

He also arranged the second set of Paganini's caprices, opus 10.

The "Melody and Intermezzo" of opus 20 makes a sprightly humoresque.

opus 21 is a Quartette for violin, viola, 'cello, and piano.

He has appointed a trio of heavy-handed prelates led by opus Dei leader Julian Herranz to stop the leaks—one way or another.

The next year his opus 20, "A Book of Songs," 108 was published.

About praising and embracing the booty in all of its forms, the song, in a way, could be seen as an opus of sorts for Minaj.

His celebrated octette for strings, opus 20, was composed in 1825.

Word Value for opus
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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