ouvrage
- noun
- /uˈvraʒ/
:
obra
- His latest ouvrage is a comprehensive guide to modern art techniques.
Examples
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After years of research, she finally completed her ouvrage on ancient poetry.
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The historian published a remarkable ouvrage detailing the events of the revolution.
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According to Delacroix, Gros's œuvre counts only several "grands ouvrages" and even fewer small compositions.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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6.5
A handwritten book or an author's original text sent to publishers
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3.2
A copy of a book, magazine, or newspaper made for people to read
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7.7
A long piece of writing for a university degree that shows the writer's research and results
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3.5
A piece of music or writing made by someone
A written document often an original or handwritten copy studied by scholars
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ouvrage comes from French and from Latin opera, which means 'work'. Just as we call a book a 'work' (and an 'opera' is a creative work), ouvrage can mean a written or scholarly work.