mastery B2 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈmæs.tɚ.i/ UK /ˈmɑːs.t(ə.)ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #24388 Meanings 1 noun Great skill in or thorough knowledge of a subject or activity. Her mastery of the violin amazed the audience. 2 noun Control or power over something or someone. The two nations fought for mastery of the seas. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · great skill in or thorough... control 2 noun · control or power over... dominationsupremacy Word family Derived forms nonmasterypremasteryself-mastery Related forms master Etymology AI details From Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y. maistery Middle English maistrie Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mastery **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæs.tɚ.i/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɑːs.t(ə.)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 24388 ## Meanings 1. Great skill in or thorough knowledge of a subject or activity. 2. Control or power over something or someone. ## Examples - Her mastery of the violin amazed the audience. - The two nations fought for mastery of the seas. ## Derived Forms - nonmastery - premastery - self-mastery ## Related Forms - master ## Roots and Affixes - Root: maistery - Root: maistrie ## Etymology From Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y. ## AI Etymology Mastery comes from Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y. In present-day English its meanings include great skill in or thorough knowledge of a subject or activity and control or power over something or someone. The historical chain runs through maistery (Middle English) and maistrie (Old French). Related and derived forms include master, nonmastery, premastery, and self-mastery. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown