as in masterpiece
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus
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The film won Best Picture at the 1978 Oscars, and is widely considered one of the most influential romance films of the 20th century, as well as Allen's magnum opus.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Gravitational waves lend a hand The origin of gravitational waves goes back to 1915 and Albert Einstein's magnum opus theory of gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Food Lab is his magnum opus, with nearly 1000 pages of culinary know-how, delivered in his relaxed and easy-to-understand style, with plenty of pictures along the way.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Gravitational waves lend a hand The origin of gravitational waves goes back to 1915 and Albert Einstein's magnum opus theory of gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
And no film captures this alchemy as perfectly as his magnum opus, Before Sunrise, where Linklater paints a deeply evocative portrait of two strangers falling in love over a single night in Vienna.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Food Lab is his magnum opus, with nearly 1000 pages of culinary know-how, delivered in his relaxed and easy-to-understand style, with plenty of pictures along the way.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
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