frivolity

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PHILADELPHIA - Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far beyond the cliche wine-and-cheese set.

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being frivolous.
  2. noun A frivolous act or thing.

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  • Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far beyond the cliche wine-and-cheese set. —  The Seattle Times
  • PHILADELPHIA - Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far beyond the cliche wine-and-cheese set.
  • PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far beyond the cliche wine-and-cheese set. —  WVEC Top Stories
  • AP - Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far beyond the cliche wine-and-cheese set. —  PBN.com - Latest Stories
  • Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support businesses far ...
 

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  1. = German frivolität = Danish Swedish frivolitet, from French frivolité = Provencal frevoltat. freoltat = Spanish frivolidad = Portuguese frivolidade; as frivol + -ity.
 

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/frɪˈvɑləti/
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