"dark art" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dark arts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dark art (plural dark arts)
  1. Alternative form of black art Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: black art
    Sense id: en-dark_art-en-noun-yWfje17v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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