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nonart

noun non·art \ ˌnän-ˈärt \

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

First Known Use of nonart

1936

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