neuvième art

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French

Etymology

In the current sense attributed to film critic Claude Beylie, 1964.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nœ.vjɛm aʁ/
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Noun

neuvième art m (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, singular only) comics, graphic novels, comic art
    • 2011, David LOUYOT, Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur les Gaulois sans jamais oser le demander à Astérix, Acropole, →ISBN:
      Si l’on s’amusait tout de même à décrypter le nom de notre célèbre héros du neuvième art, cela donnerait « roi des étoiles ».
      Even so, if we were to amuse ourselves by deciphering the name of our famous comic book hero , we would get "king of the stars".