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nonart

nonart noun: that which is not art.

Noun

nonart (uncountable)

  1. That which is not art
    • For archaeologists, distinguishing art from nonart is still quite a challenge.2009 February 6, Michael Balter, “ORIGINS: On the Origin of Art and Symbolism”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 709–711

Origin of nonart

From non- + art.

Questions about nonart

What does nonart mean?
Nonart means that which is not art.
What part of speech is nonart?
Nonart is a noun.

Words near nonart in the dictionary

  1. nonarrhythmogenic
  2. nonarrival
  3. nonarrivals
  4. nonarrogation
  5. nonarsenical
  6. nonart
  7. nonarterial
  8. nonarteriosclerotic
  9. nonarteritic
  10. nonartesian
  11. nonarthritic

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