What does "beaux-arts" mean?

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.

Beaux-arts

//boʊˈzɑɹ// noun

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Noun

1
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. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Borrowed from French beaux-arts.

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