Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cause or effect a great increase of.
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Examples
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That is right; -- keep to your 'magnum opus' -- magnoperate away.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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That is right; ” keep to your 'magnum opus' ” magnoperate away.
Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854
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v., to work on one's magnum opus (Used in a letter by Lord Byron: "That is right, keep to your magnum opus—magnoperate away.")
July 9, 2008