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masterwork

American  
[mas-ter-wurk, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌwɜrk, ˈmɑ stər- /

noun

  1. masterpiece.


Etymology

Origin of masterwork

First recorded in 1600–10; master + work

Example Sentences

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“Completed in 2019 and designed by Don Ziebell, it is a masterwork combining subtle finishes and exquisite details.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

At its London premiere before coronavirus closed the theatres, The Standard newspaper described it as a "late masterwork... wise, witty and devastatingly sad".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

“Circle Down,” in 2009, was a masterwork of trio interplay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

But the bad vibes of “Artificial Angels” persist, not just because the name does what it can to cheapen Grimes’ 2015 masterwork “Art Angels,” which sees its tenth anniversary hit this very month.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

He retired for two years of intensive reflection and scribbling, and at length produced his masterwork: the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica or Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, better known as the Principia.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson