masterpiece.
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
Meaning & usage
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Where this word comes from
From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Piecewise doublet of maestropiece and masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.
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