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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So while Iran will never, ever submit his deeply unsettling latest masterwork for the Best International Feature Oscar — often the only harbinger of anti-establishment Middle Eastern films making their way to the U.S. — this searing domestic thriller deserves the widest audience possible. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024 Her eponymous band returned at the beginning of the decade with Soldier of Love, a modest masterwork of adult cool that moved 500k first week, and whose unassailable title track became the group’s biggest chart hit in 18 years. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024 Restricting the availability of an iconic product helps confer talismanic powers onto it, helping sustain the narrative that the Birkin is a unique hard-to-get masterwork. Matteo Atti, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 His follow-up, The Descent, is his masterwork, but Dog Soldiers comes close. EW.com, 31 Oct. 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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