opus, dram, magnum opus, a point of reference

“There are few books like this one that take the reader on such a long-distance journey across centuries and writing systems. The Lost Archive is a veritable magnum opus that will remain a point of reference for decades to come.”—Konrad Hirschler, Freie Universität Berlin

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Japan’s whisky makers drum up global market for their drams

The musicians begin with the title track and continue on through the Fab Four's psychedelic opus, concluding with what some consider Lennon and McCartney's finest composition, "A Day in Life."


Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek. It stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role and the cast includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy and Jay Thomas.
Mr. Holland's Opus is presented as a video biography of the 30-year career of the eponymous lead character, Glenn Holland, as a music teacher at the fictional John F. Kennedy High School in Portland, Oregon.

［イタリア語←ラテン語opera （opus仕事＋-a名詞複数語尾）. △OPERATE］


opus
(ō'pəs)
n., pl., o·pe·ra (ō'pər-ə, ŏp'ər-ə), or o·pus·es.
A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.

[Latin.]

oeuvre

n., pl. oeu·vres (œ'vrə).

1. A work of art.
2. The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.

[French œuvre, from Old French uevre, work, from Latin opera, from pl. of opus, work. See opus.]

magnum opus noun [S] FORMAL
the most important piece of work done by a writer or artist:
Picasso's Guernica is considered by many to be his magnum opus.

dram1

Syllabification: (dram)

Pronunciation: /dram/

noun

• 1 a small drink of whiskey or other spirits (often used in humorous imitation of Scottish speech):a wee dram to ward off the winter chill

• 2 another term for drachm (sense 1).

Origin:

late Middle English (1sense 2) in Oxford Dictionaries (US English)">¹sense 2): from Old French drame or medieval Latin drama, variants of dragme and dragma (see drachm)