masterpiece

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• General-American: /ˈmæstɚˌpis/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs/
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From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Piecewise doublet of maestropiece and masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.

90 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: ашеде́вр (aŝedévr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Abkhaz: зда́ҟам (zdáqʼam) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Abkhaz: а́даздам (ádazdam) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Abkhaz: алԥшаа́х (alpŝaáx) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Albanian: kryevepër — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Arabic: تُحْفَة (tuḥfa) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Arabic: رَائِعَة (rāʔiʕa) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Arabic: تحفة (tuḥfa) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Armenian: գլուխգործոց (gluxgorcocʻ) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Basque: maisulan — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Belarusian: шэдэ́ўр (šedéwr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Bulgarian: шедьо́вър (šedjóvǎr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Catalan: obra mestra — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Cherokee: ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ (wudagonadvdv) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Chinese Mandarin: 傑作 /杰作 (jiézuò) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Chinese Mandarin: 名作 (míngzuò) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Czech: mistrovské dílo — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Czech: majstrštyk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Danish: mesterværk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Dutch: meesterwerk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Esperanto: majstroverko — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Esperanto: ĉefverko — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Finnish: mestariteos — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• French: chef-d'œuvre — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Galician: obra mestra — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• German: Meisterstück — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• German: Meisterwerk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Greek: αριστούργημα (aristoúrgima) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hebrew: יְצִירַת מוֹפֵת (yetsirát mofét) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hindi: शाहकार (śāhkār) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hindi: शहकार (śahkār) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hindi: शाहपारा (śāhpārā) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hindi: शहपारा (śahpārā) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Hungarian: remekmű — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Icelandic: meistaraverk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Ido: maestroverko — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Indonesian: mahakarya — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Italian: capolavoro — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Italian: capodopera — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Japanese: 傑作 (kessaku) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Japanese: 名作 (meisaku) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Khmer: ស្នាដៃឯក (snaa day ʼaek) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Korean: 걸작 (geoljak) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Korean: 명작 (myeongjak) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Latin: magnum opus — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Latin: palmārium — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Macedonian: ремек-дело (remek-delo) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Manx: ard-obbyr — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Māori: mounga — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Mongolian: шилдэг бүтээл (šildeg büteel) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠢᠳᠡᠭ ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠭᠡᠯ (silideg bütügel) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Norwegian: mesterverk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Norwegian: mesterstykke — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Pannonian Rusyn: ремек-дїло (remek-djilo) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Persian: شاهکار (šâh-kâr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Persian: شاهاثر (šâh-asar) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Polish: arcydzieło — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Polish: doskonałość — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Polish: majstersztyk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Portuguese: obra prima — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Romanian: capodoperă — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Russian: шеде́вр (šedévr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Scottish Gaelic: annas-làimhe — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Serbo-Croatian: ремек-дело — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Serbo-Croatian: remek-delo — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Slovene: mojstrovina — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Spanish: obra maestra — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Swedish: mästerverk — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Tagalog: likhang-guro — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Tagalog: akdang-guro — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Tajik: шоҳкор (šohkor) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Tajik: шоҳасар (šohasar) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Turkish: şaheser — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Ukrainian: шеде́вр (šedévr) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Vietnamese: kiệt tác — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Welsh: campwaith — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Welsh: gorchestwaith — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Yiddish: מײַסטערווערק (maysterverk) — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Zazaki: şaheser — piece of work that has been given much critical praise
• Dutch: meesterwerk — An outstanding piece of work
• Latin: palmārium — An outstanding piece of work
• Māori: mounga — An outstanding piece of work
• Plautdietsch: Meistawoakj — An outstanding piece of work
• Polish: arcydzieło — An outstanding piece of work
• Polish: poemat — An outstanding piece of work
• Polish: doskonałość — An outstanding piece of work
• Polish: majstersztyk — An outstanding piece of work
• Scottish Gaelic: annas-làimhe — An outstanding piece of work
• Dutch: meesterproef — work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild
• Polish: majstersztyk — work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild