arts
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imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively, esp as studied academically
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( as modifier )
an arts degree
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See fine art
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cunning or crafty actions or plots; schemes
Example Sentences
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He needs to see to compete in capoeira martial arts competitions and surf on the weekends, his mother said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
"But the Miyako Odori is a one-hour show in which geisha and maiko have the opportunity to showcase the arts they practise daily," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Matus is the arts and culture editor at the Washington Free Beacon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"All I am doing is fixing, cleaning, running, and 'sprucing up' a terribly maintained, for many years, Building," Trump wrote about the performing arts venue in Washington DC.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
An investigation of an arts infusion program on creative thinking, academic achievement, affective functioning, and arts appreciation of children at three grade levels.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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