Meaning

noun the products of human creativity; works of art collectively

noun the creation of beautiful or significant things

noun a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Latin artemder. Old French artbor. Middle English art English art From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Partly displaced native Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft. See also archaic English list (“art, craft, cunning, skill”).

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