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'''Opus''' is a Latin word for ''work''. The plural of ''opus'' is ''[[opera]]''. It is used in many fields, notably in architecture and in music.
*In music, pieces of music by composers are given [[opus number]]s, which generally run in order of publication. Unpublished compositions often are given WoO numbers (''Werk ohne Opuszahl'', German for ''work without opus number'').
*In architecture, it specifically describes a technique or a method or a style of connecting building elements, following the studies on Roman architecture. Roman building styles are commonly classified as:
**[[Opus incertum]]
**[[Opus testaceum]] (also called ''[[Opus latericium]]'')
**[[Opus caementicium]]
**[[Opus reticulatum]] (also called ''[[Opus certum]]'')
**[[Opus siliceum]]
**[[Opus quadratum]]
**[[Opus vittatum]]
**[[Opus mixtum]]
**[[Opus spicatum]]
**[[Opus alexandrinum]]
*In fine art, Opus is the formal name or nickname of a work of art
**[[Magnum opus]] (or Opus magnum) refers to the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. ''Magnum'' is Latin for ''big, large or great''
===Other uses===
*[[Region Hovedstadens Psykiatri#Opus teams]] is a treatment for early detection and intensive case management of young psychotic patients in Denmark
*RiverOpus is a web platform by [Technology 9 Labs]
*Opus is a document composition software for high volume printing by Elixir Technologies (www.elixir.com)
*[[Opus (band)]] is an Austrian pop-rock group
*[[Opus (brand)]] is a Brazilian shampoo
*[[Opus (comic strip)]] is a comic strip by Berkeley Breathed starring [[Opus the Penguin]]
*''[[Opus (Newcastle)|Opus]]'' is the name of an Australian magazine produced by Newcastle University Students' Association
*[[Opus (microkernel)]] was a microkernel developed at Apple and later Taligent as the base for the Pink operating system
*[[Opus bus]] is a model made by the Optima Bus Corporation
*[[Opus Dei]] (God's work) is a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928, which emphasizes the Catholic belief that everyone is called to be a saint and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity
*[[Opus, Greece]] is an ancient Greek city of Eastern Locris, on the coast of mainland Greece across from Euboea
*[[Opus (in alchemy)]] is a spiritual achievement from the soul's perspective
*[[Opus International Group]] PLC is the corporate holding company for several engineering and consulting companies operating under the "Opus" brand name in several countries
*[[Opus (Public Transportation)]] [[Public transportation]] card in Québec which is going to be valid in a several cities around [[Montreal]] and [[Quebec City|Quebec]].
*[[Opus Pistorum]] is a novel by [[Henry Miller]]
*[[Opus-CBCS]] is a Bulletin Board (Computer Based Conversation System)
*[[opus String Quartet]] (real name is ''opus.'' with a period)
*[[Opus College of Business]] is the business school within University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
*[[Opus]] is a Goan restaurant in [[Bangalore]],[[India]]
*[[Opus]] is a range of compressors supplied by Motivair (08450096161)
*In some online forums, an [[Opus]] is a post announcing your intention to leave.
*[[Opus III]] was an English [[techno]] group.
*[[Opus (label)]] is a former Czechoslovakia state recording label based in [[Bratislava]] (now [[Slovakia]]). [http://www.discogs.com/label/Opus]
*[[Mr. Holland's Opus]] is a 1995 Drama Film about a retiring band director, starring [[Richard Dreyfuss]].
==See also==
*[[Directory Opus]] is a file manager originally for the Amiga computer and now for Microsoft Windows
*[[Opus One]]
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