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      art
      noun
      (uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
      (uncountable) The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
      (countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
      (uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
      (uncountable) Aesthetic value.
      (uncountable) Artwork.
      (countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
      (countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
      (countable) (often in dichotomy with science) A subject understood best through intuition rather than methodology.
      A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
      Abbreviation of assisted reproductive technology. [(medicine) Any technological means of inducing pregnancy, for example by artificial insemination.]
      Abbreviation of antiretroviral therapy.
      Abbreviation of Androgen Replacement Therapy.
      Abbreviation of Achilles tendon reflex time. [(medicine, endocrinology) A measurement of the half-relaxation time of the Achilles tendon, used to diagnose disorders of the thyroid.]
      Abbreviation of Active Release Technique.
      Abbreviation of Adaptive resonance theory.
      Abbreviation of Algebraic Reconstruction Technique.
      Abbreviation of Alternative Risk Transfer.
      Abbreviation of acoustic resonance technology.
      (uncountable, dated) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.
      Roots
      arsart- · Latin · skill, art
      Synonyms for art
      artistrynmanneristimpressionismnexpressionismnabstractionismnpointillismnportraiturendadaismnmodernismn
      Words related to art
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