masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈma-stər-ˌpēs 
1
: a work done with extraordinary skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
2
: a piece of work presented to a medieval guild as evidence of qualification for the rank of master
Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence
The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
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The masterpiece of the Second Empire is undoubtedly the Opéra Garnier.
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Roberto Prieto, Variety, 16 June 2026
Even the season finale is a meta masterpiece that’s told from the points of view of Lincoln’s rival attorneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
To descend the stairs into Marcel, the new French-continental restaurant on the lower level of the Breuer building, on Madison Avenue, is to watch a brutalist masterpiece surrender, with a kind of gracious compliance, to the softening influence of a great deal of money.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Mozart wrote of her enduring emotional support necessary for the creation of his many masterpieces.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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Roberto Prieto, Variety, 16 June 2026
Even the season finale is a meta masterpiece that’s told from the points of view of Lincoln’s rival attorneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
To descend the stairs into Marcel, the new French-continental restaurant on the lower level of the Breuer building, on Madison Avenue, is to watch a brutalist masterpiece surrender, with a kind of gracious compliance, to the softening influence of a great deal of money.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Mozart wrote of her enduring emotional support necessary for the creation of his many masterpieces.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterpiece. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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masterpiece
noun
mas·ter·piece
ˈmas-tər-ˌpēs
: a work done with great skill
especially
: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement
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