opifice

O1P3I1F4I1C3E1
/ˈəʊpɪfɪs//ˈɒpɪfɪs/

noun

workmanship

OriginLatin opificium →
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Meanings

nounopifice (plural opifices)

plural opifices

  1. obsoleteworkmanship

    not able rightly to conceive of this admirable opifice of God

    1635, Henry Gellibrand, A Discourse Mathmeticall

Origin

  1. Latinopificium
  2. Englishopifice

From Latin opificium, from opifex (“workman”). See office.

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APA

opifice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opifice

MLA

“opifice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opifice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opifice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opifice.

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