artwork English · revision 7867

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/ ''(UK)''; /ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound of [[art]] and [[work]],^(Etymonline) also written art-work, perhaps modelled on German [[m|de|Kunstwerk]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Artistic work, paintings and drawings: 1847.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A work of art in general is from 1859 in HTOED.^(HTOED) The illustrative or decorative material in printed matter, as distinct from the text, is from 1926,^(HTOED) the usual sense in British dictionaries.^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1847 – artistic work.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1859 – a work of art.^(HTOED)

+ * 1926 – illustrations in printed matter.^(HTOED)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Drawings, photographs and other [[illustration|alt=illustrations]] prepared for a book, magazine or advertisement.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)^(LDOCE 2009)

+ # Paintings, drawings and other works of [[art]].^(AHD)^(LDOCE 2009)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[art]]

+ * [[work]]

+ * [[artist]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}