Opuscule

//oʊˈpəs.kjul// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small or petty work.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French opuscule, from Latin opusculum, diminutive of opus. Compare opuscle, opusculum. Equivalent to opus + -cule.

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