| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | o·pus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    p s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. o·pe·ra ( pr-,  pr-) or o·pus·es
A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin. See op- in Appendix I.
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