master
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ˈmÃĻs
mās
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tər
tēr
/ˈmɑːstə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "master"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻž

someone who has become very skillful in their chosen art, particularly one in the past
master definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a master of classical music, the conductor led the orchestra with precision and grace.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āϏāĻš āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a person who holds authority or control over others

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The slaves were forced to obey their master.
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āĻŽā§‚āϞ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻŋ

an original version of a movie, document, recording, etc. from which copies can be made
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reviewed the master before approving distribution.
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a fighter skilled enough to defeat opponents consistently

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The master defeated every challenger that stepped forward.
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someone who directs or supervises the work of others

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She reported to the master in charge of the project.
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the head or principal of a school

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Parents met with the master to discuss curriculum changes.
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a key designed to open multiple locks

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She misplaced the master and caused a security scare.
08

an expert authorized to teach and guide apprentices

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She earned the rank of master after passing the guild's exams.
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϤāϕ⧋āĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

a person who holds a second university degree or an equivalent one
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is a master of fine arts with a focus on painting.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ•āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϏ āϏāĻš āϞāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĨ¤
10

a licensed officer in command of a merchant ship

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She served as master on several long voyages.
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āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to learn to perform or use a skill or ability thoroughly and completely
Transitive: to master a skill
to master definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of practice, she finally mastered the skill of playing the guitar.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to demonstrate dominance or the ability to overcome challenges or opponents
Transitive: to master a challenge or difficulty
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After numerous setbacks, the team persevered to master the obstacles and complete the challenging project.
āĻ…āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϟāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϝāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to completely understand or become very knowledgeable about something
Transitive: to master a concept or subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of study, he mastered the subject of ancient history.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make the final version of a musical rendition or movie from which copies can be made
Transitive: to master a musical piece or movie
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After weeks of editing, the director mastered the film for release.
āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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being the most important or central element in a set, system, or process

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They identified the master file that all others depended on.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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