"master class" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: master classes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} master class (plural master classes)
  1. (education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students look on. Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: masterclass Translations (class in which a teacher critiques students): վարպետության դաս (varpetutʿyan das) (Armenian), ма́йстар-кла́с (májstar-klás) [masculine] (Belarusian), mestariluokka (Finnish), classe de maître [feminine] (French), Meisterkurs [masculine] (German), mesterkurzus (Hungarian), máistir-rang [masculine] (Irish), ма́стер-кла́сс (máster-kláss) [masculine] (Russian), ма́йстер-кла́с (májster-klás) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-master_class-en-noun-jbBVXrLq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 9 7 Topics: education Disambiguation of 'class in which a teacher critiques students': 88 10 2
  2. (figuratively) An action or series of actions that serve to demonstrate a person's mastery of a subject. Tags: figuratively Translations (actions that demonstrate a person's mastery): mestarinäyte (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-master_class-en-noun-6bdVF1bu Disambiguation of "actions that demonstrate a person's mastery": 6 92 2
  3. A brilliant or virtuosic performance. Translations (brilliant performance): mestariesitys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-master_class-en-noun-HWwhE1f4 Disambiguation of 'brilliant performance': 19 5 76

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