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fine arts

['fain 'a:(r)ts] = /ˈfaɪn ˈɑːʳts/
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  1. The fine arts are painting, sculpture, drawing, graphics, and architecture. They are created for beauty, not for usefulness.
    The famous painter was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paintersburg.
    The teacher decided that every student has to take a course in the fine arts because there are no artists in our village.
    On this island people are not interested in the fine arts. There are no galleries and no museums.
    Some people think that students of the fine arts are a waste of public money.