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feminine

/ˈoβɾa/

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Translation

work; play

Word origin

From Latin opera ('work, effort'), from opus ('work'). The same root gives English opera, operate and opus.

Origin: Latin
Root: opera
English cognates: opera, operate, opus

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralobras

Examples

The play was a success.

There are road works again.

It is the author's best work.

That novel is the writer's first work.

The renovation work on the museum continues all summer.

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This word is part of lesson 17.