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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
A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.
- 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
The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.
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