SINCE 1828
nonart
noun
non·art
| \ ˌnän-ˈärt
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Definition of nonart
: something that is not art
How do we separate verbal art from nonart in oral texts?— Leif Lorentzon
—usually used before another noun
nonart classes a nonart museum
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