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{
"term": "art",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**modern/contemporary** art"
},
{
"text": "an **art critic/historian/lover**"
},
{
"text": "Can we call television art?"
},
{
"text": "stolen **works of art**"
},
{
"text": "Her performance displayed great art."
},
{
"text": "American art"
},
{
"text": "It's a very beautiful **piece of art**."
},
{
"text": "an exhibition of photography and digital art"
},
{
"text": "His art style was less radical than his contemporaries."
},
{
"text": "Will real life ever imitate art the way Hollywood wishes it would?"
},
{
"text": "the Impressionist art movement"
},
{
"text": "Many people from the art world attended the funeral."
},
{
"text": "the New York art scene"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "high", "commercial"],
"verb + art": ["create", "produce", "display"],
"art + noun": ["gallery", "museum", "exhibit"],
"phrases": ["life imitates art"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **art gallery/exhibition**"
},
{
"text": "a collection of art and antiques"
},
{
"text": "He created cover art and illustrations for the magazine."
},
{
"text": "He was a noted art collector."
},
{
"text": "The castle houses one of the finest art collections in Britain."
},
{
"text": "The museum normally showcases Western art."
},
{
"text": "The open art exhibition will allow new artists to exhibit their work."
}
],
"topics": ["Art"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "high", "commercial"],
"verb + art": ["create", "produce", "display"],
"art + noun": ["gallery", "museum", "exhibit"],
"phrases": ["life imitates art"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it",
"labels": "(US English)(US English)(US English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's good at art and design."
},
{
"text": "He has a master's degree in **fine art**."
},
{
"text": "an **art teacher/student/college/class**"
}
],
"topics": ["Education", "Hobbies", "Art"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "high", "commercial"],
"verb + art": ["create", "produce", "display"],
"art + noun": ["gallery", "museum", "exhibit"],
"phrases": ["life imitates art"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "lottery funding for the arts"
},
{
"text": "What is the relationship between **the visual arts** and music?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["creative", "culinary", "decorative"],
"arts + noun": ["administrator", "patron"],
"phrases": [
"arts and crafts",
"funding for the arts",
"sponsorship of the arts"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a type of visual or performing art",
"examples": [
{
"text": "an exhibition of Peruvian **arts and crafts**"
},
{
"text": "Dance is a very theatrical art."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["creative", "culinary", "decorative"],
"arts + noun": ["administrator", "patron"],
"phrases": [
"arts and crafts",
"funding for the arts",
"sponsorship of the arts"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the subjects you can study at school or university that are not sciences, such as languages, history or literature",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an arts degree"
}
],
"topics": ["Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["liberal"],
"arts + noun": ["subject", "degree"],
"phrases": ["arts and sciences"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a therapist trained in the art of healing"
},
{
"text": "I've never **mastered the art** of making bread."
},
{
"text": "Letter-writing is a lost art nowadays."
},
{
"text": "Appearing confident at interviews is **quite an art** *(= rather difficult)*."
},
{
"text": "Television ruined the art of conversation."
},
{
"text": "Teach your teenager the art of compromise."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["lost"],
"verb + art": ["master", "perfect"],
"preposition": ["art of"],
"phrases": ["have something down to a fine art"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to learn to do something well and efficiently",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I spend so much time travelling that I've got packing down to a fine art."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɑːt/",
"audio": "ar/art/art__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɑːrt/",
"audio": "ar/art/art__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-."
}