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mas·ter·piece

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–noun

1.	a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.

2.	anything done with masterly skill: a masterpiece of improvisation.

3.	a consummate example of skill or excellence of any kind: The chef's cake was a masterpiece.

4.	a piece made by a person aspiring to the rank of master in a guild or other craft organization as a proof of competence.

[Origin: 1570–80; master + piece, modeled on D meesterstuk, G Meisterstück

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n.

An outstanding work of art or craft.
The greatest work, as of an artist. Also called masterwork.
Something superlative of its kind: a masterpiece of political ingenuity.

[Probably translation of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück : Dutch meester and German Meister, master + Dutch stuk and German Stück, piece of work.]

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masterpiece

1605, from master + piece. A translation of Du. meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (cf. Ger. Meisterstück).

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masterpiece
noun
1.	the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
2.	an outstanding achievement

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ˈmasterpiece noun

a piece of work or art worthy (to be called the greatest achievement) of a master
Example: He considers this picture his masterpiece.

Arabic:	تُحْفَه فَنِّيَّه رائِعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	杰作
Chinese (Traditional):	傑作
Czech:	mistrovské dílo
Danish:	hovedværk
Dutch:	meesterwerk
Estonian:	meistriteos
Finnish:	mestariteos
French:	chef-d'œuvre
German:	das Meisterwerk
Greek:	αριστούργημα
Hungarian:	mestermű
Icelandic:	meistaraverk, snilldarverk
Indonesian:	adikarya
Italian:	capolavoro

Japanese:	傑作
Korean:	걸작
Latvian:	šedevrs, meistardarbs
Lithuanian:	šedevras
Norwegian:	mesterverk
Polish:	arcydzieło
Portuguese (Brazil):	obra-prima
Portuguese (Portugal):	obra prima
Romanian:	capodoperă
Russian:	шедевр
Slovak:	majstrovské dielo
Slovenian:	mojstrovina
Spanish:	obra maestra
Swedish:	mästerverk, -stycke
Turkish:	şaheser, başyapıt