Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·latin ·1790s
Magnum opus
from magnum opus
- Meaning
- Great work — a creator's masterpiece.
- Source word
- magnum opus
- Route into English
- Latin alchemical/philosophical phrase → English literary criticism by 1800.
- Arrived
- 1790s
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