masterpiece
/ˈmæstɚˌpis/ noun B2- A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
- A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship. · Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.
- A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Plural masterpieces
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“A masterpiece.
It was a masterpiece of villainy, and he carried it out like a master.
That’s my masterpiece.
I rewrote it five times and I look upon it as my masterpiece.
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