Masterpiece
Masterpiece noun - Something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement.
Short story and masterpiece are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short story" instead a noun "Masterpiece".
Short story
Short story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
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Masterpiece and short story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masterpiece" instead a noun phrase "Short story".
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- It was his first published work and is much less experimental than Ulysses, although still considered a masterpiece, and one of the most famous short story collections of all time.
Source: Literature / Dubliners -
Heinlein's short story And He Built a Crooked House: Quintus Teal and the Baileys become trapped in the middle of his bizzarrchitectural masterpiece.
Source: I Need a Freaking Drink - However, a small earthquake during the night has made the impossible a reality, and unfortunately, Teal and the Baileys become trapped in the middle of his architectural masterpiece.This short story provides examples of: Alien Geometries: A four-dimensional house.
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