masterpiece
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noun \ˈmas-tər-ˌpēs\Definition of MASTERPIECE
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
See Examples of MASTERPIECE
- The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
- Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
- Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
First Known Use of MASTERPIECE
1600
Related to MASTERPIECE
- Synonyms
- chef d'oeuvre, classic, magnum opus, masterwork
Rhymes with MASTERPIECE
afterpiece, altarpiece, Annamese, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Beninese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, centerpiece, Ceylonese, Chersonese, chimneypiece, Congolese, Cremonese, diocese, directrice, ex libris, expertise, Faeroese, fowling piece, frontispiece, Gabonese, Genovese, Golden Fleece, Guyanese, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Lebanese, legalese, manganese, mantelpiece, Nepalese, Nipponese, of a piece, Pekingese, piece by piece, Portuguese, predecease, Siamese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, timed-release, Timorese, Tirolese, verdigris, Viennese
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