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masterpiece

[ mas-ter-pees, mah-ster- ]

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.


masterpiece

/ ˈmɑːstəˌwɜːk; ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs /

noun

  1. an outstanding work, achievement, or performance
  2. the most outstanding piece of work of a creative artist, craftsman, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of masterpiece1

1570–80; master + piece, modeled on Dutch meesterstuk, German Meisterstück

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Word History and Origins

Origin of masterpiece1

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

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Example Sentences

Perry’s latest, “Eddie’s Boy,” circles back to that early masterpiece, bringing a long-gestating narrative to an elegant and satisfying conclusion.

Plus, he’s a harpist who not only regularly performs classical masterpieces but also excels in jazz, from gentle to almost avant garde.

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Crispy kale against silky onion, stretchy cheese and a toothsome crust makes for a textural masterpiece.

One of these designers, Lafalaise Dion, is the brains behind the cowrie shell pieces sprinkled throughout the cinematic masterpiece.

The electric crepe maker from Chefman is a 12-inch, multifunctional masterpiece.

The masterpiece is huge, but structurally flawed and terribly vulnerable to seismic activity.

In the masterpiece Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh translates the soul of his characters on screen.

The loftiest noses among the winemakers inhale the finest of scents from the tasting glass and proclaim another masterpiece.

Two decades on from his masterpiece on anti-Americanism abroad, Whit Stillman remains obsessed with native-expat dynamics.

Think twice about filming that two-minute masterpiece and making yourself the next Paris Hilton (if you're lucky).

A few days later, during the general advance, he captured Naarden, the masterpiece of the great engineer Cohorn.

Another “bon garçon”—a painter whose enthusiasm for his art knew no bounds—craved to produce a masterpiece.

This defence was considered at the time a masterpiece of bravery; the Indians being estimated four to one of the English.

A marble lattice-work, six feet high, surrounding the two sarcophagi, is a masterpiece of art.

According to my usual opinion, I believe I could go over that book and leave a masterpiece by blotting and no ulterior art.

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