art form

noun

1
: a form or medium of expression recognized as fine art
sees dance as both an art form and an entertainment
2
a
: an unconventional form or medium in which impulses regarded as artistic may be expressed
describe pinball as a great American art formTom Buckley
b
: an undertaking or activity enhanced by a high level of skill or refinement
easy conversation—an art form in peril of being lost to contemporary schedulesJoanna Pruess

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The range of performances suggests a kind of art form unto itself. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 All future releases will be chosen from a single and exceptional cask, aged for an additional year and then held in a bespoke and original art form from different artists. Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Still, photography, as it’s generally practiced, is tied to reality more than many other art forms. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024 In the nineteenth century, consumers bought sheet music to play at home, but if a work proved too vast or complex for a parlor spinet, orchestral performances provided the only way to absorb the period’s most crucial art form — and that required a container bigger even than a rich person’s home. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for art form 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of art form was in 1851

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“Art form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20form. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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