artification

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noun

The transformation of something usually considered non-art into art.

“The artification of calligraphy has transformed an everyday part of life, the practice of writing, into a primarily aesthetic form of expression.”

OriginEnglish art ← Middle English art ← Old French art →
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Meanings

nounartification (plural artifications)

plural artifications

  1. The transformation of something usually considered non-art into art.

    The artification of calligraphy has transformed an everyday part of life, the practice of writing, into a primarily aesthetic form of expression.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Latinartem
  6. Old Frenchart
  7. Middle Englishart
  8. Englishart
  9. Englishartification

From art + -ification.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ratification
Cite this entry
APA

artification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artification

MLA

“artification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artification.

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