opus

English

noun
Definitions
  • (music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
  • A work, especially of art.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opus (work, labor, task, need) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (work, effect, product, toil, ability, force, result of work).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃ep-

Gloss

work, effect, product, toil, ability, force, result of work

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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