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opus 5
/ˈoʊpəs fɪv/
Definition
1
A specific musical composition identified as the fifth work numbered by a composer in their catalog.
2
A formal designation used in classical music to categorize a composer's output chronologically.
Examples
He spent all night struggling to interpret the nuances of the composer's opus 5, ultimately deciding it sounded better while he was asleep.
If your life is an opus 5, you have already completed four works of varying quality and are currently in the middle of a potentially awkward fifth movement.
The orchestra played opus 5 with such intense focus that half the audience mistook their extreme concentration for sleep.