beaux-arts
See also: beaux arts
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French beaux-arts.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈzɑɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəʊˈzɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
- 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.
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo.z‿aʁ/
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Further reading
- “beaux-arts”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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