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- Dictionaryopus/ˈəʊpəs/
noun
- 1. a separate composition or set of compositions.
- 2. an artistic work, especially one on a large scale: "he was writing an opus on Mexico"
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OPUS definition: 1. a piece of music written by a particular musician and given a number relating to the order in…. Learn more.
The meaning of OPUS is work; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in the order of its issue. How to use opus in a sentence. Did you know?
An opus is a created work, usually musical in nature. The composer's greatest opus was inspired by the blooming of the spring flowers.
a piece of music written by a particular musician and given a number relating to the order in which it was published: Carl Nielsen's Opus 43 quintet. formal. any work of art: He showed us his latest opus, a truly awful painting of a vase of flowers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Musical pieces. arrangement. ballade. bolero.
An opus is a piece of classical music by a particular composer. Opus is usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviation op. is also used.
an artistic composition, esp a musical work. often capital (usually followed by a number) a musical composition by a particular composer, generally catalogued in order of publication. Beethoven's opus 61 is his violin concerto.
OPUS meaning: 1 : a piece of music written by a major composer usually singular usually followed by a number (called an opus number) that indicates when a piece of music was written in the list of works written by the same composer; 2 : an important work done by a writer, painter, etc. usually singular
