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work of art

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work of art 
1. Lit. a piece of art. She purchased a lovely work of art for her living room.
2. . Fig. a good result of one's efforts. Your report was a real work of art. Very well done.
See also: art, work


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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.
I was allowed to see the first trial, or preliminary rehearsal, of this work of art.
With certain obvious lapses in its art, and with an art that is at its best very simple, and perhaps primitive, the book is still a work of art.
 
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