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The term “masterpiece” was coined by a jealous apprentice. Which is why it still sounds like a compliment and a threat.

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The word masterpiece was not coined by a jealous apprentice. It comes from the guild system, where a 'masterpiece' was the work a craftsman produced to qualify as a master of the trade.

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