masterpiece

Pronunciation:		'mastur`pees
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an outstanding achievement [n] the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

	Synonyms:	chef-d'oeuvre

	See Also:	accomplishment, achievement, piece of work, work

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mas"ter*piece`\, n. Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'[oe]uvre; a supreme achievement. The top and masterpiece of art. --South. Dissimulation was his masterpiece. --Claredon.

Thesaurus Terms

	Related Terms:	archetype, art object, artifact, brainchild, bric-a-brac, child, classic, coinage, composition, concoction, creation, creature, crowning achievement, design, distillation, effect, end product, essence, exemplar, extract, feat, fruit, grotesque, handiwork, ideal, invention, issue, jewel, kitsch, magnum opus, manufacture, master, master stroke, masterstroke, masterwork, mintage, mirror, mobile, museum piece, new mintage, nude, offspring, old master, opera, opus, opuscule, origination, outcome, outgrowth, paragon, pasticcio, pastiche, pattern of perfection, piece, piece de resistance, piece of virtu, product, production, prototype, quintessence, result, stabile, statue, still life, study, tour de force, very model, virtu, work, work of art

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