This week's theme: words about books. magnum opus (MAG-num OH-puhs) noun (plural magnum opuses or magna opera)
A great work of literature, music, art, etc., especially the finest work of an individual. [From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (large), opus (work).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=magnum+opus -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Bespectacled, bearded and balding, Mr. Chkhartishvili is faintly ill at ease about fame. For years, he earned his living translating Japanese literature and working on what he still considers his magnum opus, a gloomy book entitled 'The Writer and Suicide.' His idea of a good time is to stroll around a cemetery." Guy Chazan; Roll Over, Dostoyevsky: Serious Russian Writers Reinvent the Thriller; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Feb 25, 2002. Sponsored by: Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 And you? Reach more than half-million readers in this space -- contact us at sponsorsATwordsmith.org (replace AT with @). ............................................................................ There are years that ask questions and years that answer. -Zora Neale Hurston, folklorist and writer (1891-1960) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/magnum_opus.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/magnum_opus.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/magnum_opus.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
