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mastery
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mas·ter·y
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tə
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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
.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
master
+
-y
3
;
replacing
Middle English
maistrie
<
Old French
Related forms
non·mas·ter·y,
noun,
plural
-ter·ies.
pre·mas·ter·y,
noun
re·mas·ter·y,
noun,
plural
-ter·ies.
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mastery
(ˈmɑːstərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-teries
1.
full command or understanding of a subject
2.
outstanding skill; expertise
3.
the power of command; control
4.
victory or superiority
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mastery
early 13c., mesterie, "condition of being a master," also "superiority, victory;" from O.Fr. maistrie, from maistre (see
master
). Meaning "intellectual command" (of a topic, etc.) is from 1660s.
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