No. 1,345 in French
opus
A musical or artistic work, often numbered to indicate its place in an artist's catalog.
In a sentence
Son dernier opus contient plusieurs chansons émouvantes.
His latest opus contains several moving songs.
Here, the word 'opus' is used metaphorically to refer to a musical work or album.
Le chef-d'œuvre de cet écrivain est son unique opus achevé.
The masterpiece of this writer is his unique completed opus.
In this sentence, 'opus' refers to a singular piece of literary work by the writer.
Chaque opus de la série révèle plus de détails sur l'histoire.
Each opus of the series reveals more details about the story.
The term 'opus' is used to describe an individual installment or volume within a series of works.
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