master class

noun

: a seminar for advanced music students conducted by a master musician

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For all its over-the-top extravagance, the production was nevertheless a master class in cinematic efficiency, with Scott running upward of 11 cameras per scene. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024 Part memoir and part oral history, Let the Record Show is a master class on the utility of anger and a historical corrective to chronicles that depict straight white men as the main heroes of the AIDS crisis. Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024 The resulting dish is a master class in restaurant-kitchen know-how. Scott Hocker, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024 The Witch Year: 2016 Runtime: 1h 32m Director: Robert Eggers Robert Eggers’ Sundance hit is a master class in sound design and limited perspective. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for master class 

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of master class was in 1952

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“Master class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20class. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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