opusculen.

Brit.

/əˈpʌskjuːl/, U.S.

/oʊˈpəsˌkjul/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French opuscule; Latin opusculum.

Etymology: < Middle French, French opuscule small work (1488) or its etymon classical Latin opusculum opusculum n.; compare -cule suffix. Compare later opuscle n. Compare Italian opuscolo (14th cent.).

A small work; esp. a short or minor literary or musical work.

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c1530 R. Whitford (title) Here foloweth .ii. opuscules or smale werkes of Saynt Bonauenture.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Opuscule, a little work, a little labor.

1777 T. Twining Let. 30 Aug. (1991) I. 137 Have you heard any more of Mr. Mason's projected opuscule about Music?

a1851 in W. M. Thackeray Christmas Bks. (1872) 127 To put forth certain opuscules, denominated ‘Christmas Books’.

1885 Bookseller July 649/1 His customers refused to pay a shilling for a tiny opuscule which should have been sold for sixpence.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 550/2 The opuscule (4th century) known as Alexandri magni iter ad Paradisum, a fable of Eastern origin directed against ambition.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Dec. 1508/3 Frederick Forsyth has taken a rest from his blockbusting semi-documentaries to throw off this pleasing opuscule about a young RAF pilot flying home from Germany at Christmas.

1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 191 In various fragments and opuscules Pascal outlined two different ways of reaching the truth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opuscule
释义	opusculen. Brit. /əˈpʌskjuːl/, U.S. /oʊˈpəsˌkjul/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French opuscule; Latin opusculum. Etymology: < Middle French, French opuscule small work (1488) or its etymon classical Latin opusculum opusculum n.; compare -cule suffix. Compare later opuscle n. Compare Italian opuscolo (14th cent.). A small work; esp. a short or minor literary or musical work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > [noun] > opusculum opusculec1530 opuscle1534 opusculum1624 parergon1928 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > regarded as the result of labour > small or minor opusculec1530 opuscle1534 urchin1589 opusculum1624 minor1821 parergon1928 c1530 R. Whitford (title) Here foloweth .ii. opuscules or smale werkes of Saynt Bonauenture. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Opuscule, a little work, a little labor. 1777 T. Twining Let. 30 Aug. (1991) I. 137 Have you heard any more of Mr. Mason's projected opuscule about Music? a1851 in W. M. Thackeray Christmas Bks. (1872) 127 To put forth certain opuscules, denominated ‘Christmas Books’. 1885 Bookseller July 649/1 His customers refused to pay a shilling for a tiny opuscule which should have been sold for sixpence. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 550/2 The opuscule (4th century) known as Alexandri magni iter ad Paradisum, a fable of Eastern origin directed against ambition. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Dec. 1508/3 Frederick Forsyth has taken a rest from his blockbusting semi-documentaries to throw off this pleasing opuscule about a young RAF pilot flying home from Germany at Christmas. 1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 191 In various fragments and opuscules Pascal outlined two different ways of reaching the truth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1530
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