Definition of opuscule in English:
opuscule
(also opusculum)
nounPlural opuscules, Plural opuscula əˈpʌskjuːloʊˈpəskjul
rare A small or minor literary or musical work.
〈罕〉(文学或音乐的)小品,次要作品
Example sentencesExamples
- As it turns out, even the infidelities in this opuscule are fake.
- Thomas wrote an opusculum dedicated to the question: what did Aristotle actually teach?
- Some notable instances are given in Professor Sir Rupert Cross's admirable opuscule, Statutory Interpretation.
- Dietrich's De Ente Et Essentia which bears the same title as Thomas Aquinas' opuscule is indeed a work that gives much evidence of having been prepared as a kind of rebuttal to certain doctrines of Aquinas.
Synonyms
composition, work, work of art, oeuvre, piece, creation, production
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin opusculum, diminutive of opus 'work'.
Definition of opuscule in US English:
opuscule
(also opusculum)
nounoʊˈpəskjulōˈpəskyo͞ol
rare A small or minor literary or musical work.
〈罕〉(文学或音乐的)小品,次要作品
Example sentencesExamples
- Thomas wrote an opusculum dedicated to the question: what did Aristotle actually teach?
- As it turns out, even the infidelities in this opuscule are fake.
- Some notable instances are given in Professor Sir Rupert Cross's admirable opuscule, Statutory Interpretation.
- Dietrich's De Ente Et Essentia which bears the same title as Thomas Aquinas' opuscule is indeed a work that gives much evidence of having been prepared as a kind of rebuttal to certain doctrines of Aquinas.
Synonyms
composition, work, work of art, oeuvre, piece, creation, production
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin opusculum, diminutive of opus ‘work’.