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art1 noun 1 a the creation of works of beauty, especially visual ones; b such creations thought of collectively. 2 human skill and work as opposed to nature. 3 a skill, especially one gained through practice • the lost art of conversation. 4 colloq cunning schemes. art for art's sake the concept that any form of creativity should be valued for its own merits alone, rather than measured against some fixed set of criteria that is laid down by the art establishment. See also the arts, fine art.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin ars.
art2 verb, archaic used with thou: the 2nd person singular of the present tense of be.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon eart, part of the irregular declension of beon to be.
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