master class

noun

: a seminar for advanced music students conducted by a master musician

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This wine, one of six prestige cuvées Krug produces, is a master class in crafting Champagne—and the new building’s soaring wood ceilings and colossal plate-glass windows provide an apt setting for its development. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025 Image Rebecca By Daphne du Maurier In this master class of psychological horror, the naïve second wife of Maxim de Winter grapples with the legacy of his first spouse, Rebecca. M.l. Rio, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 But this game began with a master class from the Falcons, going 11 plays and 70 yards to see Tyler Allgeier score the game’s first touchdown. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024 Sanabria and Co The bedroom nook in this Logan Circle town house designed by Sanabria and Co is a master class in coziness, with a supple bouclé bed and an enveloping, botanical wall covering. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for master class

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of master class was in 1952

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“Master class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20class. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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