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Operose Meaning & Definition
Operose Definition And Meaning

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Operose In Webster's Dictionary

\Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. ``Operose proceeding.'' --Burke. ``A very operose calculation.'' --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. -- {Op"er*ose`ness}, n.

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