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/ˈmaestɾo/
Translation
teacher, master, expert
Word origin
From Latin magister ('master, teacher, chief'), from magis ('more'). The same word gave the borrowing master through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- magister
- English cognates
- master, magisterial, maestro
Grammar
Examples
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The teacher explained the lesson so well that everyone understood it.
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He is a true master of the game and nobody has beaten him in years.
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The music teacher has been training young artists for thirty years.
primer .
My primary school teacher gave me my first poetry book.
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That artist is considered a master of colour.
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