"masterwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: masterworks [plural]
Etymology: From master + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|master|work}} master + work Head templates: {{en-noun}} masterwork (plural masterworks)
  1. A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master. Translations (piece done to be ranked a master): majstroverko (Esperanto), mestarityö (Finnish), mestarinäyte (Finnish), chef-d’œuvre [masculine] (French), Meisterwerk [neuter] (German), meistaraverk [neuter] (Icelandic), capolavoro [masculine] (Italian), majstersztyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-masterwork-en-noun-Q61nnCK7 Disambiguation of 'piece done to be ranked a master': 81 18 0 0
  2. A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
    Sense id: en-masterwork-en-noun-6erkD3RR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 56 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 64 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 62 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 79 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 79 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 73 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 70 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 73 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 73 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 79 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 69 4 4
  3. (obsolete) An act of primary importance. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-masterwork-en-noun-0T8bmvjl
  4. (obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-masterwork-en-noun-eacIKiuW

Inflected forms

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