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Auction category (3 letter answer)

The Answer

ART

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Notes

The answer ART is very common and appears about once every 33 puzzles.

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Definition

ART as a noun:

1. (art, fine art) = the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
2. (art, artistic creation, artistic production) = the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
3. (art, artistry, prowess) = a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
4. (artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter) = photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"