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1. The creation of beautiful or significant things
   "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"; "art does not need to be innovative to be good";
   - artistic creation, artistic production
    
2. The products of human creativity; works of art collectively
   "an art exhibition"; "a collection of fine art";
   - fine art
    
3. A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
   "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art";
   - artistry, prowess
    
4. Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
   "the publisher was responsible for all the art in the book";
   - artwork, graphics, nontextual matter

1. Second person singular form of be
   "Thou art free"; "wherefore art thou?"

Derived forms: arts

Type of: creation, creative activity, superior skill, visual communication

Part of: publication

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