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the performing arts

noun [plural]
 
 

Definition

forms of entertainment such as acting, dancing, and playing musicSubjects and disciplines
(Definition of the performing arts noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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