masterstroke

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masterstroke

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From master + stroke.

noun masterstrokes

An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry. The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct shoot-on-

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noun Action demonstrating great skill

中文	高招 gāozhāo, 妙招 miàozhāo
Français	coup de maître, prouesse
Deutsch	Meisterleistung

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@misc{masterstroke_2026,
  title = {masterstroke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/masterstroke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}