master class

noun

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

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Świątek had been having, by her standards, a miserable year, winning no titles, not even the French Open, which had become her master class. Thomas Swick september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 The 2025 Festival will also feature a podcast taping, roundtables on a range of political and cultural topics, a cartooning master class taught by two of the magazine’s beloved artists, and an onstage trivia contest pitting New Yorker writers against editors. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 Bateman and Law, who also executive produce, were meant to be onscreen together, and every scene with them should be a master class for actors. Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 This year, in addition to film screenings, the festival includes master classes, industry panels, and networking events. Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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