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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

artista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aʁˈtʃi.stɐ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Artist/ˈɑːr.tɪst/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O artista encontrou inspiração na natureza."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who creates paintings, drawings, sculptures, or other works of art.

    "The gallery featured works by both local and internationally acclaimed artists."
  2. 2

    A person skilled at a particular task or occupation, such as a performing artist or a master craftsman.

    "She is a true artist when it comes to styling hair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle French artiste, from Italian artista, based on Latin ars (meaning art, skill, craft). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to a practitioner of a liberal art or craft, later evolving in the Romantic era to specifically designate creators of fine arts such as painting and sculpture.

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