| word | magnum opus |
|---|---|
| definition | A great work, especially the greatest achievement of an artist, composer, or writer. |
| eg_sentence | No one was exactly sure what the massive novel was about, but everyone was certain that it was his magnum opus. |
| explanation | The greatest work of a great artist may be hard to agree on. Many would pick Rembrandt's The Night Watch, Mozart's Don Giovanni, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Dante's Divine Comedy, Wren's St. Paul's Cathedral, and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel murals. But for Shakespeare, would it be Hamlet or King Lear? For Mahler, The Song of the Earth or the Ninth Symphony? For the Marx Brothers, A Day at the Races or A Night at the Opera |
| IPA | ˈmægnəm ˈoʊpəs |
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