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allied arts

allied arts noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see allied, arts.

Noun

allied arts pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see allied, arts.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Fine arts, related disciplines in literature, the visual and performing arts.
    • While the definition of humanities is, of necessity, fairly vague, the definition of allied arts is clearer. The allied arts, as has been stated earlier, are a category within the broad scope of humanistic studies. The allied arts course is concerned with the study of such specific areas as music...1968, Esther H. Paist, The allied arts in public schools, page 26
    • Mrs. MacDowell built [the MacDowell Colony] from the ground up, without any financial backing of her own. The Colony was founded on the philosophy of the allied arts: artists from different disciplines could influence each other's creative work.2008, Elizabeth A. Yackley, Marian MacDowell and the MacDowell Clubs, page 5
  3. (plural, plural-only) The decorative arts as applied to buildings.
    • [The Committee on Allied Arts] hopes that the Committee on Publicity and the Journal of the Institute may be instructed to spread abroad, as a fundamental Institute principle, the belief that sympathetic, intelligent collaboration among the allied arts is, and always has been, the only sure road to...1914, Thomas Kimball, “Journal of the American Institute of Architects, Volume 2”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), American Institute of Architects

Examples of allied arts in a sentence

  • While the definition of humanities is, of necessity, fairly vague, the definition of allied arts is clearer.1968, Esther H. Paist, The allied arts in public schools, page 26:
  • On February 11, 1899, Garland atttended in New York a meeting of the newly organized National Instituteof Arts and Letters, an offshoot of the American Society of Science, devoted to the allied arts.2014, Jean Holloway, Hamlin Garland: A Biography, →ISBN:

Questions about allied arts

What does allied arts mean?
Allied arts means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see allied, arts.
How do you use allied arts in a sentence?
While the definition of humanities is, of necessity, fairly vague, the definition of allied arts is clearer.
What part of speech is allied arts?
Allied arts is a noun.

Words near allied arts in the dictionary

  1. allided
  2. allides
  3. alliding
  4. Allie
  5. allied
  6. allied arts
  7. allied health
  8. Allier
  9. allies
  10. alliest
  11. alliesthesia

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