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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Speaking in front of the masterwork, Macron told those assembled that the painting would be displayed in a new gallery to be built beneath the Cour Carrée, the museum’s easternmost courtyard, and that it would be presented as a separate attraction, with its own ticket. News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025 As if those three films weren’t enough, Dekalog basically represents ten more masterworks, each based on one of the Ten Commandments. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 Staying in 📺‘Severance’ Season 2 — now streaming on Apple TV+ — is a refined, thrilling masterwork. Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Justice inside and outside the court is pursued relentlessly in Robert Mulligan's graceful adaptation of Harper Lee’s literary masterwork. Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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