Number and Opus

Number

Number noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

Usage example: a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers

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Opus and number are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opus" instead a noun "Number".

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

Opus noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

Usage example: the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim

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Number and opus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Number" instead a noun "Opus".

musical	musical number	musical opus
original	original number	original opus
single	single number	single opus
new	new number	new opus
Other adjectives: significant, next.

It's no wonder many classical works are simply referred to by composer, opus, and number.

Source: Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Their music could fall into any number of categorizations as a result.The band's magnum opus is generally considered to be either White Pony or Diamond Eyes by fans and Koi No Yokan by critics.

Source: Music / Deftones
Mr. Holland's Opus: The football coach minored in Modern Dance in college and choreographs the big dance number in the school musical.

Source: Real Men Wear Pink / Film

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