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There was the dorm-room cult classic Fight Club and the endlessly quotable Mike Judge magnum opus Office Space.

For years, it was her dream to create an illustrated “magnum opus” that addressed shortcomings in American sex education.

Sun will shine through many openings of the “Luminous Caves,” which he refers to as his magnum opus and his final excavation.

Out of your many books, what do you consider your magnum opus?

Joel McCrea gives a delightful performance as a director determined to make his magnum opus, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

He regarded his organ in St. Paul's Cathedral (rebuilt in 1899), as his magnum opus.

To behold “Diana unveiled” was equivalent in alchemical terminology to attaining the magnum opus.

But all these activities and productions were more or less side issues, or preparations for a magnum opus, or rather magna opera.

This is the first publication of Alphonse Louis Constant on occult philosophy, and it is also his magnum opus.

Then, two minutes later, I rose, and commenced my magnum opus of oratory.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to magnum opus, such as: chef-d'oeuvre, crowning achievement, great work, jewel, major work, and masterpiece.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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