| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| maestro |
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| SYLLABICATION: | maes·tro |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m s tr |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. maes·tros or maes·tri (-tr )
A master in an art, especially a composer, conductor, or music teacher. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from Latin magister, magistr-, master. See meg- in Appendix I.
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