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Meaning of arts and letters

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

arts

Pronunciation:/ɑːts//ɑɹts/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

    Example: There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.

  2. The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.

  3. Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.

    Example: She's mastered the art of programming.

  4. The study and the product of these processes.

    Example: He's at university to study art.

noun

Definitions

  1. The humanities.

  2. The liberal arts.