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Appropriation  In the arts, the act of combining the artist's basic medium with the medium of another art or arts, but keeping the basic medium clearly dominant. See synthesis and interpretation.
Synthesis  In the arts, the more or less equal combination of the media of one or more arts. See appropriation and interpretation.
Interpretation  In the arts, the act of using another work of art as subject matter. See appropriation and synthesis.







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