Meaning of MASTERPIECE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mastur`pees
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- [n] an outstanding achievement
- [n] the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
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| | Synonyms: | | chef-d'oeuvre |
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| | See Also: | | accomplishment, achievement, piece of work, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mas"ter*piece`\, n.
Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital
performance; a chef-d'[oe]uvre; a supreme achievement.
The top and masterpiece of art. --South.
Dissimulation was his masterpiece. --Claredon.
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| | Related Terms: | | archetype, art object, artifact, brainchild, bric-a-brac, child, classic, coinage, composition, concoction, creation, creature, crowning achievement, design, distillation, effect, end product, essence, exemplar, extract, feat, fruit, grotesque, handiwork, ideal, invention, issue, jewel, kitsch, magnum opus, manufacture, master, master stroke, masterstroke, masterwork, mintage, mirror, mobile, museum piece, new mintage, nude, offspring, old master, opera, opus, opuscule, origination, outcome, outgrowth, paragon, pasticcio, pastiche, pattern of perfection, piece, piece de resistance, piece of virtu, product, production, prototype, quintessence, result, stabile, statue, still life, study, tour de force, very model, virtu, work, work of art |
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