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[ mas-tuh-ree, mah-stuh- ] / ˈmæs tə ri, ˈmɑ stə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mastery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural mas·ter·ies for 1, 4. command or grasp, as of a subject: a mastery of Italian. superiority or victory: mastery over one's enemies. the act of mastering. expert skill or knowledge. the state of being master; power of command or control. Origin of mastery1175–1225; master + -y 3; replacing Middle English maistrie<Old French OTHER WORDS FROM masterynon·mas·ter·y, noun, plural non·mas·ter·ies.pre·mas·ter·y, nounre·mas·ter·y, noun, plural re·mas·ter·ies.Words nearby masteryMaster's two-step exercise test, master warrant officer, masterwork, master workman, masterwort, mastery, masthead, mast house, mastic, masticate, mastication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for masteryMark Twain famously said courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear. Rudy Giuliani on His 9/11 Bluff, the Museum Controversy and the Rise of ISIS|Josh Robin|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST In most battles, the rounds focus on battlers tearing each other down or hyping their own mastery of battle skills. America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Here, the founder of the law and literature movement shows his mastery in bringing literature to philosophical bloom. Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The high street purchases will reinforce perception of Kate's mastery of the common touch. Kate Shops At Baby Gap For George|Tom Sykes|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hilary Mantel has redefined the genre of historical fiction and her mastery of the novel form is magnificent. Week in the Life of Dan Stevens, 2012 Man Booker Prize Judge & Downton Abbey Star|Henry Krempels|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST The girl looked at him with a strange light in her eyes—scorn, pity, and self-will struggling together for the mastery. From within came voices, one in protest, Bayne Trevors's ringing out, filled with mastery followed by a laugh. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch|Jackson Gregory Then commenced the most exciting struggle for mastery between brute and man that the boys had ever seen. Bert Wilson in the Rockies|J. W. Duffield He was a wilful roamer in literature and the world, who attained to no mastery except over words. George Borrow|Edward Thomas The steers snuffed and licked their lips as do such animals where fear and curiosity is struggling in them for the mastery. Tales from the X-bar Horse Camp|Will C. Barnes
British Dictionary definitions for mastery
noun plural -teriesfull command or understanding of a subject outstanding skill; expertise the power of command; control victory or superiority Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to masterydexterity, prowess, knowledge, familiarity, understanding, proficiency, genius, know-how, comprehension, grasp, finesse, skill, knack, ability, wizardry, virtuosity, grip, ken, expertness, capacity |