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	Opus may refer to: in architecture, a technique or a method or a style of connecting building elements, following the studies on Roman architecture: Opus incertum Opus incertum *Opus incertum* was an Ancient Rome construction technique, using irregular shaped and random placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff blocks inserted in a core of opus caementicium.... Opus testaceum (also called Opus latericium Opus latericium Opus latericium is a Roman form of construction in which coarse-laid brickwork is used to face a core of opus caementicium ,. It was the dominant form of wall construction in the imperial era.... ) Opus caementicium Opus caementicium Opus caementicium was the Roman technique of constructing structures using concrete. It was used from the beginning of the Roman republic through the whole history of the Roman empire.... Opus reticulatum Opus reticulatum Opus reticulatum is a form of brickwork used in Roman architecture. It consists of diamond-shaped bricks of tuff which are placed around a core of opus caementicium.... (also called Opus certum) Opus siliceum Opus quadratum Opus quadratum Opus quadratum is an ancient Roman construction technique, in which squared blocks of stone of the same height were set in parallel courses, without the use of Mortar .... Opus vittatum Opus vittatum *Opus vittatum* was a ancient Rome construction technique, sometimes square with tuff blocks intersected by one or more brickbands at regular or irregular distances.... Opus mixtum Opus mixtum *Opus mixtum* or *opus compositum* was an Roman architecture construction technique. It can constist in a mix of opus reticulatum and, at the angles and the sides, opus latericium; or of opus vittatum and opus testaceum.... Opus spicatum Opus spicatum Opus spicatum, literally "spiked work," is a type of masonry construction used in Roman architecture and medieval architecture times. It consists of bricks, tiles or cut Rock laid in a brickwork#herringbone bond pattern.... Opus alexandrinum in fine art: Magnum opus Magnum opus *Magnum opus* , from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer.... (or Opus magnum), the best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author, artist, or composer. in music: Opus number Opus number Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning "work", is usually used in the sense of "a work of art".The Latin plural of opus, "opera", is used to refer to the genre of music drama .... s, numbered pieces of music by composers which generally run in order of publication. Opus (band) Opus (band) Opus is an Austrian popular music-rock music musical group from Graz which was formed in 1973, and is still active today.The Band is renowned for its One hit wonder "Live is Life" in the mid-1980s.... , an Austrian pop-rock group Opus III Opus III Opus III were a techno and house music musical ensemble from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the United States Hot Dance Club Play record chart.... , an English techno Techno Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988.... group Opus (record label) Opus (record label) Opus is a former Czechoslovakia major state-owned record label and music publishing house based in Bratislava, now a label, Opus s.a., of Slovakia.... , a Slovakian record label Opus (album), an album by Mr. Sam Mr. Sam Samuel Paquet , better known by his stage name, Mr. Sam, is a French techno/trance music music disc jockey and Record producer.... Opus Secundo, the second album from the Opus series by Mr. Sam in publishing Opus (comic strip) Opus (comic strip) *Opus* was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008. It was Breathed's fourth comic strip, following The Academia Waltz, Bloom County and Outland .... , a comic strip by Berkeley Breathed Opus the Penguin Opus the Penguin Opus the Penguin is a character in the comic strips and children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s strip Bloom County.... , title character of the strip Opus (magazine) Opus (magazine) *Opus* is a student newspaper published at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Australia by the Newcastle University Students' Association .... , a student newspaper published at the University of Newcastle, Australia by the Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA) in computers and technology OPUS card, a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used in the public transit systems of the Canadian province of Quebec Opus (content management system) Opus (content management system) Opus is a free software, open source software content management system for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets.It is written in the PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database.... , a web content management system Opus (microkernel), an object-oriented microkernel Opus-CBCS Opus-CBCS The Opus Computer Based Conversation System was a Fidonet Bulletin Board system.Originally developed by Wynn Wagner III and the Not Ready for Mainframe Players in 1987.... , a computer bulletin board system in other uses: Opus, Greece Opus, Greece Opus , in Ancient Greece, the chief city of Opuntian or Opuntian Locris. It was located on the coast of mainland Greece opposite Euboea, perhaps at modern Atalandi.... , an ancient Greek city of Eastern Locris, on the coast of mainland Greece across from Euboea Opus Dei Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity.... ("God's work"), a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928 Opus Group Berhad Opus Group Berhad Opus Group Berhad, formerly Opus International Group PLC is the corporate holding company for several companies operating under the Opus brand name in several countries:... , the corporate holding company for several companies operating under the Opus brand name in several countries Opus College of Business Opus College of Business The Opus College of Business is the business school for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students at the University of St. Thomas .... , the business school within the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota See also Opus One Opus One Opus One may refer to:* Opus One Winery* Opus No. 1, a tune by Sy Oliver and Sid Garris...