arthouse
arthouse is the alternative spelling of art house.
Meaning of art house
Noun
art house (plural art houses)
- A cinema that shows art films and foreign films which are not widely distributed.
- Practically nothing has yet been reported in detail about audiences who attend the art house—a relatively new and growing institution on the American cinematic scene.1953, D. W. Smythe et al., “Portrait of an Art-Theater Audience,”, in The Quarterly of Film Radio and Television, volume 8, number 1, page 28
- A building or gallery in which works of art are collected, displayed, and offered for sale.
- Hitler had "collected" most of the paintings from a Jewish-owned art house—Goudstikker of Amsterdam.1946 December 16, “Dutch Bouquet”, in Time
Forms of arthouse
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Questions about arthouse
- What is arthouse the alternative spelling of?
- Arthouse is the alternative spelling of art house.
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