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4 dictionary results for: Mastery
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mas·ter·y       [mas-tuh-ree, mah-stuh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ter·ies for 1-4.
1.command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian.
2.superiority or victory: mastery over one's enemies.
3.the act of mastering.
4.expert skill or knowledge.
5.the state of being master; power of command or control.

[Origin: 1175–1225; master + -y3; r. ME maistrie < OF]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mas·ter·y       (mās'tə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. mas·ter·ies
  1. Possession of consummate skill.
  2. The status of master or ruler; control: mastery of the seas.
  3. Full command of a subject of study: Her mastery of economic theory impressed the professors.

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mastery

noun
1. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command
2. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination
3. the act of mastering or subordinating someone 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mastery

Mais"tre\, Maistrie \Mais"trie\, Maistry \Mais"try\, n. Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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