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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The film’s dramatic framework, for all its solidity, incarnates, in its ellipses and asymmetries, the shifting contemporary identities of revered civic masterworks. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 June 2025 The game, written by Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick, is a masterwork in modern survival horror. Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025 The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025 One of the virtues of the Criterion Channel, however, is that its track record of presenting canonical classics and recent masterworks lends instant prominence to its new additions. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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