Phrase guide

body of work

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

All the creative or academic works produced by someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre
  • Picasso's work can be divided into periods

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oeuvre, work

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: end product, output

Narrower terms: writing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: obra — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全部作品 (quánbù zuòpǐn) — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Esperanto: verkaro — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Finnish: teokset — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Finnish: tuotanto — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • French: œuvre — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • French: œuvres — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Greek: άπαντα (ápanta) — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Irish: bailiúchán saothar — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Polish: dorobek — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Polish: twórczość — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Polish: zbiór prac — all the creative and academic works produced by someone
  • Portuguese: obra — all the creative and academic works produced by someone