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Noun art has 4 senses

art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
--₁ is a kind of creation
--₁ has particulars:
artificial flower; commercial art; cyberart; decoupage; diptych; gem, treasure; genre; graphic art; grotesque; kitsch; mosaic; plastic art; triptych; work of art; dance
art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
--₂ is a kind of creation, creative activity
--₂ has particulars:
arts and crafts; ceramics; decal, decalcomania; decoupage; drawing, draftsmanship, drafting; glyptography; gastronomy; origami; painting; perfumery; printmaking; sculpture, carving; topiary
art, artistry, prowess - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
--₃ is a kind of superior skill
--₃ has particulars:
aviation, airmanship; eristic; falconry; fortification; homiletics; horology; minstrelsy; musicianship; enology, oenology; puppetry; taxidermy; ventriloquism, ventriloquy
artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
--₄ is a kind of visual communication
--₄ is a part of publication
--₄ has particulars: illustration; drawing