Definitions for opuses

opuses o·pus

Spelling: [oh-puh s]
IPA: /ˈoʊ pəs/

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

You can make 85 anagrams from letters in opuses (eopssu).

Definitions for opuses

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 opuses

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

Examples for opuses

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for opuses
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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