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[mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-] 
tərˌpis
–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. |
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| mas·ter·piece (mās'tər-pēs') n.
[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
Mas"ter*piece`\, n. Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'[oe]uvre; a supreme achievement. The top and masterpiece of art. --South. Dissimulation was his masterpiece. --Claredon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : masterpiece
Spanish:
obra maestra,
German:
das Meisterwerk,
Japanese:
傑作
masterpiece
1605, from master + piece. A translation of Du. meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (cf. Ger. Meisterstück).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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