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Magnum opus   /mˈægnəm ˈoʊpəs/   Listen
Magnum opus

noun
1.
A great work of art or literature.






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"Magnum opus" Quotes from Famous Books



... is a crushing blow," said the old man. "That is my MAGNUM OPUS—the pile of papers on the side table yonder. It is my analysis of the documents found in the Coptic monasteries of Syria and Egypt, a work which will cut deep at the very foundation of revealed religion. With my enfeebled health I do not know whether I shall ever be able ...
— The Return of Sherlock Holmes • Arthur Conan Doyle



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