masterwork

noun

mas·​ter·​work ˈma-stər-ˌwərk How to pronounce masterwork (audio)

Examples of masterwork in a Sentence

his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature
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Pink Narcissus was Bidgood’s leap into filmmaking and would be his masterwork. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 Finally, in 1917, the first curator of the Musée Rodin received permission from the artist to reconstruct the masterwork and cast it in bronze. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025 In Davies’s incandescent and haunting masterwork, named the best movie of 2017 by Reverse Shot, Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025 The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, which oversees the renowned Pearlman Collection, an assembly of modern and Impressionist masterworks, will gift the entire assembly to three museums. News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for masterwork

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of masterwork was in 1617

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“Masterwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masterwork. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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