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beaux-arts

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /boʊˈzɑɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /bəʊˈzɑː/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

The fine arts, especially in reference to the widely imitated conventional type of art and architecture advocated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French beaux-arts.

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