masterwork
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tərˌwɜrk, ˈmɑ
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masterpiece or (less commonly) masterwork (ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs, ˈmɑːstəˌwɜːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
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Masterwork
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
One of the pieces he showed was this remarkable corsage ornament, considered by many to be his masterwork.
Chuck's performance lifts this film to sci-fi schlock masterwork.
And overconfident criminals have been shown to wreck their criminal masterwork through an excess of self-congratulations.
While it is no masterwork, it is certainly evocative of wartime life at the site.
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