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Definition of Art is Infinite
ART n. Employment of intelligent and skillful means to the accomplishment of some end; a system of rules directive of such employment. 2. Practice of a system directed to the production of a work of art, esp. fine art; the result of such practice. 3. A branch of learning, as one taught in higher educational institutions. 4. Practical skill; cunning; studied behavior. Syn. Aptitude, dexterity, ingenuity, skill. There is no syn. for art in the sense of fine art.
This is from my grandmother's dictionary published in 1939, Webster's New American Dictionary. I tend to turn towards the older editions of books and dictionaries because so many meanings have been lost through the years.
The older ways are most times better, especially in the study of the Visual Arts.
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