mastery

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · great skill in or thorough... control

2 noun · control or power over... domination supremacy

Word family

Derived forms nonmasterypremasteryself-mastery

Related forms master

Etymology

From Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y.

maistery Middle English maistrie Old French

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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