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masterpiece
[
mas
-ter-pees
,
mah
-ster-
]
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mas·ter·piece
/
ˈmæs
tərˌpis
,
ˈmɑ
stər-
/
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[
mas
-ter-pees
,
mah
-ster-
]
Show IPA
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
Dutch
meesterstuk,
German
Meisterstück
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masterpiece
or
(
less commonly
)
masterwork
(ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs, ˈmɑːstəˌwɜːk)
—
n
1.
an outstanding work, achievement, or performance
2.
the most outstanding piece of work of a creative artist, craftsman, etc
[C17: compare Dutch
meesterstuk,
German
Meisterstück,
a sample of work submitted to a guild by a craftsman in order to qualify for the rank of master]
masterwork
or
(
less commonly
)
masterwork
—
n
[C17: compare Dutch
meesterstuk,
German
Meisterstück,
a sample of work submitted to a guild by a craftsman in order to qualify for the rank of master]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
masterpiece
c.1600, from
master
+
piece
. A translation of Du. meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (cf. Ger. Meisterstück).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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