art
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paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are created to be beautiful or to express ideas
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the part of a picture or pattern that is behind the main people or things in it. The main person or thing is in the foreground
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all the writing, music, etc. that is generally accepted as the work of one writer, musician, etc.
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objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting. Fine art is different to crafts or art that has a practical use.
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an excellent painting, book, piece of music, etc., or the best work of art that a particular artist, writer, musician, etc. has ever produced
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the best piece of work that a particular artist, writer, musician, etc. has ever produced
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an object or work of art that is typical of the style of an earlier time, especially one that seems old-fashioned
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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