Arts
/ɑːrts/
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The various forms of creative expression, including painting, sculpture, music, literature, and performing arts.
/ɑːrts/
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Arts
Various branches of creative skill, especially visual arts, music, or performing arts.
The visual arts are on display in the gallery.
💡 Simply: Different types of creative work like painting and music.
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She's passionate about the performing arts.
How It's Used
Education
"She majored in liberal arts."
Culture
"The museum showcases various forms of arts and crafts."
From Old French 'ars', 'art', from Latin 'ars', 'art, skill, craft'. The plural form 'arts' developed to encompass various creative disciplines.
Historically, 'arts' referred primarily to skills and crafts, evolving to encompass the broader creative disciplines we understand today.