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DRAFTSMANSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
Example:
he learned drawing from his father
Synonyms:
drafting; draftsmanship; drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("draftsmanship" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draftsmanship"):
pyrography (the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame)
tracing (the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline)
Derivation:
draftsman (an artist skilled at drawing)
draftsman (a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines)