Masterpiece - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmæstərpiːs|  American pronunciation of the word masterpiece
Brit.  |ˈmɑːstəpiːs|  British pronunciation of the word masterpiece

noun

- the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman (syn: chef-d' oeuvre)
- an outstanding achievement

Extra examples

The painting was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.

Herman Melville's masterpiece was Moby-Dick.

Her study of apes is a masterpiece.

Mary Shelley was just 18 when she wrote the horror masterpiece 'Frankenstein'.

The shark is a masterpiece of evolution.

Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees.

...the composer's masterpiece has been hopelessly vulgarized by its use in countless TV commercials...

You can tell it's a masterpiece.

Lang's first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.

Word forms

noun
singular: masterpiece
plural: masterpieces
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