art form

art form
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "art form":
singular art form plural art forms
an activity that involves creating or expressing something, such as painting, poetry, or music

Jazz has become an important art form.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • art form — 1. the more or less established structure, pattern, or scheme followed in shaping an artistic work: The sonata, the sonnet, and the novel are all art forms. 2. a medium for artistic expression: ballet, sculpture, opera, and other art forms. 3. a… …   Universalium

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  • art form — noun (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑kind, ↑sort, ↑form, ↑variety • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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