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US/ˈmæs.tər.piːs/
UK/ˈmɑː.stə.piːs/
a work of art, music or writing that is extremely good, often the best a person has made
In context
Many critics consider this film the director's masterpiece.
The Tale of Kieu is a masterpiece of Vietnamese literature.
My grandmother's pho is a small masterpiece in a bowl.
Words that go with masterpiece
adjective + noun
- true masterpieceFans called the final episode a true masterpiece.
- literary masterpieceThe book was rejected many times before it became a literary masterpiece.
- minor masterpieceThis short film is a minor masterpiece of comic timing.
noun + preposition
- masterpiece ofThe temple is a masterpiece of wooden architecture.
verb + noun
- create a masterpieceHe spent ten years trying to create a masterpiece.