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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Æsthetics

· Æs·thet·ics · IPA
01 n. The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment …
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    The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.