Meanings
nounmasterwork (plural masterworks)
plural masterworks
- A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
- A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
- obsoleteAn act of primary importance.
- obsoleteA main drain or irrigation channel.
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Translations
Esperanto majstroverko
- majstroverkopiece done to be ranked a master
Finnish mestarityö, mestarinäyte
- mestarityöpiece done to be ranked a master
- mestarinäytepiece done to be ranked a master
French chef-d’œuvre
- chef-d’œuvrepiece done to be ranked a master
German Meisterwerk
- Meisterwerkpiece done to be ranked a master
Icelandic meistaraverk
- meistaraverkpiece done to be ranked a master
Italian capolavoro
- capolavoropiece done to be ranked a master
Polish majstersztyk
- majstersztykpiece done to be ranked a master
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APA
masterwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterwork
MLA
“masterwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masterwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterwork.
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