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  • 71art — [13] Like arm, arthritis, and article, art goes back to an Indo European root *ar , which meant ‘put things together, join’. Putting things together implies some skill: hence Latin ars ‘skill’. Its stem art produced Old French art, the source of… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 72-art — ard ard, art art The termination of many English words; as, coward, reynard, drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 73Art —    In ancient Egypt, monumental and most private art was designed for religious rather than decorative purposes. The statue was originally developed as a substitute home for the spirit in the afterlife, and later statues were also placed in… …

    Ancient Egypt

  • 74ART — ● 1. ext. ►TYPFICH►GRAPH Nom de format de fichier utilisé à gauche et à droite, contenant une image (plus ou moins) artistique. ● 2. ►fr sg. np. f. ►ORG Autorité de Régulation des Télécoms. Organisme chargé de veiller à ce que le monopole de… …

    Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

  • 75Art — Artf 1.daßeseineArthat=gehörig,tüchtig.»Art«meinthierdiegehörigeArt,auchdieKörperkraft.Um1600. 2.dasist(hat)keineArt=dasschicktsichnicht,istzweck ,wertlos,gedeihtnicht.»Art«=schicklicheHandlungsweise.19.Jh …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • 76art — art1 noun 1》 the expression or application of creative skill and imagination, especially through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture.     ↘works produced in this way. 2》 (the arts) the various branches of creative activity, such as… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 77Art —    See Art Nouveau; Painting; Reredos; Sculpture; Tapestry …

    Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • 78ART — absolute retention time; Accredited Record Technician; Achilles reflex time; acoustic reflex test; acoustic reflex threshold; adaptive resonance theory; algebraic reconstruction technique; algebraic reconstructive technique; AngioJet Rapid… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 79art — artery, arterial; articulation; artificial * * * ART abbr accredited record technician * * * Accredited Record Technician; assisted reproductive technology; automated reagin test …

    Medical dictionary

  • 80Art —    Since 1945 a number of Gypsy artists have emerged. In Austria, Karl Stojka and his sister, Ceija Stojka, have become well known. Karl s paintings have been exhibited widely outside Austria. In the Czech Republic, Rudolf Djurko paints on glass …

    Historical dictionary of the Gypsies