"arts" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑɹts/ [General-American], /ɑːts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-arts.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} arts
  1. plural of art. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: art
    Sense id: en-arts-en-noun-zNkOQdac Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with entries, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 12 20 35 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 17 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 9 22 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 35 12 24 29

Noun

IPA: /ɑɹts/ [General-American], /ɑːts/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-arts.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} arts pl (plural only)
  1. The humanities.
    The study of languages and literature.
    Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (the study of languages and literature): อักษรศาสตร์ (àk-sɔ̌ɔ-rá-sàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-arts-en-noun-pLWzQNtV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 12 20 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 35 12 24 29 Disambiguation of 'the study of languages and literature': 87 12 1
  2. The humanities.
    The study of literature, philosophy, and the arts.
    Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts): ศิลปศาสตร์ (sǐn-lá-bpà-sàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-arts-en-noun-9vBLLfGF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 12 20 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 9 22 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 35 12 24 29 Disambiguation of 'the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts': 11 88 1
  3. The liberal arts. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (liberal arts): ศิลปศาสตร์ (sǐn-lá-bpà-sàat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-arts-en-noun-rxRHvnRw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 12 20 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 17 25 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 26 15 24 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 9 22 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 35 12 24 29 Disambiguation of 'liberal arts': 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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