"masterstroke" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian:",
          "text": "The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct shoot-on-sight approach than normal and finished with two goals and an assist.",
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          "text": "Paddington dates to 1838, although much of today's main line station is from 1854. And it is, of course, a Brunellian masterstroke.",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gāozhāo",
          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
          "word": "高招"
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          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
          "word": "妙招"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
          "word": "mestarisuoritus"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
          "word": "mestarityö"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
          "word": "mestariveto"
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          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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          "word": "coup de maître"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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          "word": "Meisterleistung"
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      "roman": "gāozhāo",
      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
      "word": "高招"
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      "roman": "miàozhāo",
      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
      "word": "妙招"
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      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
      "word": "mestarisuoritus"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
      "word": "mestarityö"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
      "word": "mestariveto"
    },
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      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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      "sense": "Action demonstrating great skill",
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