arts
- 1Plural of art. Use this form when you mean more than one art.
He learned several arts, including painting and pottery.
These two arts both take years to master.
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- 2A broad set of school subjects, like history, languages, and writing, meant to give wide general knowledge.
She got a degree in the arts before becoming a teacher.
Before choosing a career, he spent four years studying the arts: history, languages, and a little math.
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- 3The study of things like literature, philosophy, and creative work.
She is studying arts at the university.
Many students who love reading choose arts.
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- 4The study of different languages and the stories and books written in them.
She majored in arts, studying French and English novels.
Students in arts spend much of their time reading and translating.
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arts is a form of art
art, noun: Things people make to be looked at, like paintings or sculptures. Full entry
- Forms
- artarts plural
- Spelling
- art → arts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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