Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Possession of consummate skill.
- noun The status of master or ruler; control.
- noun Full command of a subject of study.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a master; power of command or control; rule; dominion; sway.
- noun Ascendancy in war or in competition; the upper hand; superiority; preëminence.
- noun Expert knowledge or skill; power of using or exercising; dexterity: as, the mastery of an art or science.
- noun Masterly attainment; the gaining of mastership.
- noun A contest for superiority.
- noun A masterly operation or act; a triumph of skill.
- noun The finding of the magisterium or philosopher's stone; also, the stone itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
- noun Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preëminence.
- noun obsolete Contest for superiority.
- noun obsolete A masterly operation; a feat.
- noun obsolete the philosopher's stone.
- noun The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
position orauthority of amaster ;dominion ;command ;supremacy ;superiority . - noun Superiority in war or competition;
victory ;triumph ;preeminence . - noun obsolete
Contest forsuperiority . - noun obsolete A
masterly operation; afeat . - noun obsolete The
philosopher's stone . - noun The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered;
expertise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- noun power to dominate or defeat
- noun the act of mastering or subordinating someone
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Examples
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Relying upon her word mastery and a senior’s susceptibility to blindly accepting comments, she plants sabotage seeds into the company airwaves:
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Relying upon her word mastery and a senior’s susceptibility to blindly accepting comments, she plants sabotage seeds into the company airwaves:
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Relying upon her word mastery and a senior’s susceptibility to blindly accepting comments, she plants sabotage seeds into the company airwaves:
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Relying upon her word mastery and a senior’s susceptibility to blindly accepting comments, she plants sabotage seeds into the company airwaves:
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Now is the time to gain mastery over what you willingly choose to invest your attention in.
Vaishali: Self-Awareness: The Key to Owning and Operating the Human Experience Vaishali 2010
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Now is the time to gain mastery over what you willingly choose to invest your attention in.
Vaishali: Self-Awareness: The Key to Owning and Operating the Human Experience Vaishali 2010
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And we study under world-class conductors and teachers, people whose mastery is equal to their humility and desire to serve.
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There are a few places in school, however, where mastery is encouraged and the time for it given.
Terry Newell: Fostering Mastery Terry Newell 2010
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Now is the time to gain mastery over what you willingly choose to invest your attention in.
Vaishali: Self-Awareness: The Key to Owning and Operating the Human Experience Vaishali 2010
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Now is the time to gain mastery over what you willingly choose to invest your attention in.
Vaishali: Self-Awareness: The Key to Owning and Operating the Human Experience Vaishali 2010
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