master class

noun

: a seminar for advanced music students conducted by a master musician

Examples of master class in a Sentence

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Visiting industry professionals and students of SCAD School of Film and Acting and School of Animation and Motion Media can get to know each other through master classes, coffee talks, portfolio reviews and more. Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Op-eds by public figures are rarely authorial master classes anyway. Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The festival has long been a launch pad for Black filmmakers and storytellers and provides opportunities for master classes, networking and independent film screenings. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The album is a bossa nova master class, demonstrating the genre’s malleability without losing sight of its Brazilian foundations. Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for master class

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of master class was in 1952

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“Master class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20class. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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