Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An object of artistic merit.
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- noun A
work of art with someartistic merit . - noun An
artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection ofsocial status .
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- noun a work of art of some artistic value
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : objet, object + de, of + art, art.]
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From French objet ("object") and d'art ("of art").
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