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/aʁ.tist/
Translation
artist
Word origin
From Italian artista, from Medieval Latin artista, itself from Latin ars ('skill, craft, art'). The word reached English by the same route.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- artista
- English cognates
- artist, art, artisan
Grammar
Examples
Cette expose galerie .
This artist is showing her canvases in a gallery in the centre.
comptable.
My brother wants to become an artist rather than an accountant.
festival .
The festival performers have been rehearsing since eight this morning.
! trombone.
What a genius! He mended the bike with a paperclip.
L' .
The artist signed the painting in the left corner.
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