Masterpiece and Piece

Masterpiece

Masterpiece noun - Something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement.

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Piece and masterpiece are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Masterpiece".

Piece noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

Usage example: presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart

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Masterpiece and piece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masterpiece" instead a noun "Piece".

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

good	good masterpiece	good piece
musical	musical masterpiece	musical piece
original	original masterpiece	original piece
critical	critical masterpiece	critical piece
Other adjectives: single, brilliant, real, great, little, beautiful, famous, new, major, final, epic, next, last.

The theme to Masterpiece Theatre is actually an old piece titled "Fanfare for trumpets, timpani, violins and oboes".

Source: Fanfare
It was met with extreme hostility on its opening night (the audience rioted, leaving few people in the theater and Stravinsky in tears.) The piece is now critically acclaimed as a masterpiece, and is one of the most famous works of classical music of the modern era, and of all time.

Source: Music / Igor Stravinsky
The short-lived 1976 variety series starring the pop duo the Captain And Tennille had a segment called "Masterjoke Theater." The opening music is the stately piece that usually accompanies Masterpiece Theater but it ends with "Shave And A Haircut."

Source: Shave and a Haircut

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