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Magnum opus
Magnum opus
, from the
Latin
meaning
great work
, refers to the best or most renowned achievement of an
author
,
artist
, or
composer
.
Examples:
The
Mona Lisa
(
La Gioconda
)
Thomas Kuhn
's
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Linux
by
Linus Torvalds