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academy |
An academy is a school. Usually an academy is a private school. People have to pay to go to a private school. Some academies focus on a particular type of thing, such as art, music, military training, or science. Academies give special classes for these things. Some academies are regular schools for school children, and some academies give classes for adult students, especially in things like music, drama, or art. |
aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. [1/2 definitions] |
art |
Art is anything that people make to create beauty or to share ideas and feelings in a different and special way. Painting, poetry, music, and film are some kinds of art. |
artist |
a person who is good at painting, music, writing, or any other art. [1/2 definitions] |
artistic |
having to do with art or artists. [1/2 definitions] |
art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
atmosphere |
a feeling or mood created by a particular place or a work of art. [1/3 definitions] |
boarding school |
A boarding school is a school where students live while they are studying. Most children who go to boarding schools are between the ages of 13 and 18. Boarding schools often give special classes in things like music, art, or sports. Parents who send their children to a boarding school often feel that they will get an education that prepares them well for college. |
carving |
A carving is a piece of art made by cutting and shaping some material, especially wood or stone. Carving is also the action of cutting and shaping something. |
censor |
an official who decides what art, movies, or books may be published. A censor works for a government, religion, or other organization, and promotes its ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
cinema |
the art or business of making movies. [1/2 definitions] |
civilization |
Civilization is what it is called when a group of people settle in one place and begin to use symbols to write down their language, and when they begin to make art, create a set of laws, and write down their history. [2/3 definitions] |
civilized |
When a society is civilized, it has laws that people follow, and it has education, manners, and art. |
classic |
a work of art or literature that is considered to be one of the best. A classic is an example against which other works are judged. [1/4 definitions] |
collage |
a type of art work in which different kinds of materials are pasted onto a surface to make a picture. These materials can be anything from paper and photographs, to cloth and buttons. |
critic |
a person whose work is to judge and write opinions about music, movies, plays, art, and literature. [1/2 definitions] |
critique |
a written evaluation of a work of art or literature. [1/3 definitions] |
cultural |
A cultural thing is something that has to do with culture. That means it has to do with things like art, music, language, beliefs, or customs shared by a particular group of people. |
culture |
the language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people. [2/4 definitions] |
dance |
The art of dancing. [1/7 definitions] |
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