term of art

  • 1term of art — term of art: a word having a particular meaning in a field (as the law) – called also word of art; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. term of art …

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  • 2term of art — archaic : a word or phrase having a specific signification in a particular art, craft, or department of knowledge : a technical term * * * term of art A technical word • • • Main Entry: ↑art term of art noun A term having a special meaning in a… …

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  • 3term of art — noun A term whose use or meaning are specific to a particular field of endeavor. The opinion in United States v du Pont does not, in any event, render the term acquiring in a consent decree a term of art …

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  • 4term of art — Date: 1656 a term that has a specialized meaning in a particular field or profession …

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  • 5Art museum — The Louvre in Paris, France, is one of the world s largest museums and it is the most visited art museum in the world. An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art. Museums can be public or… …

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  • 6Art music — (or serious music [ Music in Encyclopedia Americana , reprint 1993, p. 647.] or erudite music), as defined by Jacques Siron, is an umbrella term generally used to refer to musical traditions implying advanced structural and theoretical… …

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  • 7Art history — is the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and look. [ [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=art%20history Art History] . WordNet Search 3.0, princeton.edu]… …

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  • 8Term — Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. [1913… …

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  • 9Term fee — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …

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  • 10term — n often attrib 1: a specified period of time the policy term 2: the whole period for which an estate is granted; also: the estate itself 3 a: the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised b …

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