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Masterpiece vs Tome - What's the difference?

masterpiece | tome |

As a noun masterpiece

is a piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

As a proper noun tome is

thomas (given name).

masterpiece

English

(wikipedia masterpiece)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
  • * 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
  • *:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece .
  • A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
    • Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.
  • A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.

    • Synonyms

    * * masterwork

    tome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One in a series of volumes.
  • A large or scholarly book.
    • The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

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