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Magnum opus

/ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs/

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.

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noun
  1. 1

    A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.

  2. 2

    The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort.

    "The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely considered to be George Orwell's magnum opus."

  3. 3

    The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.

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