Meaning

1 senses
  1. All the creative or academic works produced by someone.

More definitions
  • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The human body is a work of art.

  2. His impressive body of work made him a leader in scientific research.

    deDie beachtliche Fülle seines Werkes machte ihn zu einer führenden Figur der wissenschaftlichen Forschung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Understand how your body works.

  4. The chart illustrates how the body works.

    deDie Grafik veranschaulicht, wie der Körper funktioniert. — Tamy

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  5. His scientific body of work has many facets.

    deSein wissenschaftliches Gesamtwerk ist facettenreich. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

3 languages

Forms

plural: bodies of work
Singularbody of work
Pluralbodies of work

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it):oeuvrework

Word family

1 related words
Relatedoeuvre

See also

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