opuscule
1
9.9
A short book or piece of music that is not very important
- noun
- /ˈɒpəˌskjuːl/
- Literature
:
opúsculo
- Books were arranged by size and subject: quarto with quarto, folio with folio, mechanical opuscule with mechanical opuscule.
Examples
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Books were arranged by size and subject: quarto with quarto, folio with folio, mechanical opuscule with mechanical opuscule.
Fiction book (1992) -
After reading the opuscule, I realized it only scratched the surface of the topic.
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The author's latest opuscule provides a brief overview of his ideas on modern poetry.
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Despite its brevity, the opuscule managed to capture the essence of the composer’s philosophy.
Synonyms
opus
vsopuscule
8
8.1
A musical work that a composer writes and often numbers
is smaller and regarded as less important
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Opuscule comes from the Latin opus, meaning 'work', plus the small ending -cule, like in minuscule. So an opuscule is literally a 'small work', a short or minor book or musical piece.