oeuvre
A work of art, music or literatureA work of art, music or literature.
Meaning
2 sensesA work of art, music or literature.
Œuvre, Werk
творе́ниеtvorénije, трудtrud, произведе́ниеproizvedénije
твірtvir, трудtrud
(collective, uncountable)A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by an artist, composer, or writer.
the complete oeuvre of Mozart
Œuvre, Gesamtwerk
тво́рчествоtvórčestvo, труды́trudý
тво́рчістьtvórčistʹ, труди́trudý
the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
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Origin
From French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera (plural of Latin opus), from PrFrom French œuvre, from Old French uevre, from Latin opera (plural of Latin opus), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“work”). Doublet of opera, opus, and ure.
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Forms
plural: oeuvres| Singular | oeuvre |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it):workbody of work
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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