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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Examples of masterpiece in a Sentence
The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.
Her study of apes is a masterpiece.
Recent Examples of masterpiece from the Web
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According to the station, this masterpiece is made from several pots and pans - as well as an Ikea salad bowl - with a mini hockey stick sometimes attached to the top.
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The result was a 900-square-foot Usonian-style masterpiece with Wright’s trademark deep overhangs and big windows that invite nature indoors.
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Settlement mediation began in October 2013, but since then many prestigious museums across the country have continued to loan masterpieces to the Crocker Art Museum.
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This classy performance reminded one that masterpieces come in small as well as large packages.
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The museum showcases masterpieces including works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo (FREE’-duh KAH’-loh).
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Bramante’s oil-on-wood masterpiece was the most important of about 40 paintings that suffered damaged when the Brera’s humidity control system failed during a rare dry, cold spell in January.
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There are plenty of cultural points of interest in this part of Portugal including the Monastery of Batalha, a 16th-century masterpiece that blends Gothic and Manueline architectural styles.
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It's been almost two years since Carly Rae Jepsen released her masterpiece E•MO•TION, but the new hits from that album's outtakes keep on coming.
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First Known Use of masterpiece
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MASTERPIECE Defined for English Language Learners
masterpiece
playDefinition of masterpiece for English Language Learners
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: a great book, painting, piece of music, movie, etc.; also : the best book, painting, piece of music, movie, etc., by a particular person
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: something done with great skill
MASTERPIECE Defined for Kids
masterpiece
playDefinition of masterpiece for Students
: something done or made with exceptional skill
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