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opus
Latin · ancient
"a work"
meaning "a work"
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opera
Italian · 1600s
"a staged musical drama"
the plural of "opus", applied to a staged musical drama
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opera
English · 1600s-1700s
"a dramatic work set to music"
adopted directly from Italian
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