masterpiece

noun

mas·ter·piece | \ 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

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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 Best Picture Oscar-winner of 2018, Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece is a sort of fairytale for grown-ups, about a mute woman named Eliza who works at a government facility in the 1960s. — Marie Claire, "The 17 Best Movies on HBO Go to Watch Right Now," 28 Feb. 2019 Talks of the movie being Cuarón’s masterpiece were starting to circulate, as well as questions about the woman at the center of this very personal film—who was she, and how did Cuarón find her? — Yolanda Machado, Harper's BAZAAR, "Yalitza Aparicio on Roma's Significance: "This Film Is An Opportunity to Make People Reflect"," 24 Feb. 2019 Hegel’s observations have in turn become central to French literary culture, yet Mr. Curran, for all his dexterity with publication history, doesn’t examine the posthumous fate of this masterpiece. — Dan Hofstadter, WSJ, "‘Diderot’ Review: Wherever His Mind Led Him," 15 Feb. 2019 Forget Finding Nemo, this is writer-director Andrew Stanton’s Pixar masterpiece. . — Vogue, "The 55 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time," 1 Feb. 2019 And that is precisely where this conversation with lead vocalist/guitarist Newman and bassist Graham Lewis about the release of these definitive editions of three art/pop/punk masterpieces kicks off. — Ron Hart, Billboard, "Wire Looks Back on Its Pioneering Art Punk Trilogy," 21 June 2018 This past week was a kind of masterpiece in delusion. — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Is Making Us All Live in His Delusional Reality Show," 15 June 2018 Production of Verdi’s masterpiece marks Cincinnati Opera’s return to Music Hall. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: June 11-17," 11 June 2018 On this day in 1904, Leopold Bloom walked the streets of Dublin in James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "Summer literary events: Readings, appearances, poetry," 6 June 2018

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