'magnum opus' definitions:
Definition of 'magnum opus'
(from WordNet)
noun
A great work of art or literature
Definition of 'magnum opus'
From: GCIDE
- magnum opus \mag"num o"pus\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m [=o]"p[u^]s), n.
- 1. A great work of art or literature. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist, writer, or other individual. [PJC]
- Inspired by this milieu, [Max Stirner] wrote his magnum opus The Ego and Its Own, which was published in November 1844. --Svein Nyberg (The Small Max Stirner Web Page, 1988 [http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html]) [PJC]