Meaning & use
masterpiece
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A work of art, craft, or skill created with outstanding ability, regarded as one of the finest of its kind.
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Critics widely called the film a true masterpiece of inventive, modern storytelling technique.
The museum's newest acquisition is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance painting.
A note on using this word
Masterpiece implies a work stands out among an artist's entire body of work, not just that it is good.
Words with a similar meaning
magnum opusmasterwork
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