artistdomn.
/ˈɑːtᵻstdəm/, U.S. /ˈɑrdəstdəm/ The status or condition of being an artist; artists collectively.
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artistdom1861
1861 Sat. Rev. 20 Apr. 421/1 An equestrian statue which has so captivated the judgment of all artistdom.
1861 Sat. Rev. 20 July 67 Crushed down in the struggles of authorship and artistdom.
1926 San Antonio (Texas) Express 29 Aug. ii. 1/3 MacDougal Alley..although it be in very truth an alley..is, let no one mistake, the Park Avenue of artistdom.
2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 5 Jan. b 10 I plan on achieving the greatest height of Canadian artistdom. I'll grow a Burton Cummings style moustache and just bum about town..and slag everyone else's success.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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