magnum opus

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
magnum opus /ˌmagnəm ˈəʊpəs, ˈɒpəs/

▶noun (pl. magnum opuses or magna opera /ˌmagnə ˈəʊpərə, ˈɒpərə/) a work of art, music, or literature that is regarded as the most important or best work that an artist, composer, or writer has produced.

– origin C18: from L., ‘great work’.

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