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black arts

black arts is the plural of black art.

Meaning of black art

Noun

black art (plural black arts)

  1. (in plural, often) A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.
    • dabbling in the black arts
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A process that is esoteric or difficult to master.
    • Operating a hand card punch was something of a black art.
    Synonyms:
    dark art

Questions about black arts

What is black arts the plural of?
Black arts is the plural of black art.

Words near black arts in the dictionary

  1. black arched moth
  2. black arched moths
  3. black aristocracy
  4. Black Army
  5. black art
  6. black arts
  7. black as a dog's guts
  8. black as coal
  9. black as ink
  10. black as my hat
  11. black as Newgate's knocker

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