/ Dictionary / Index A ars longa, vita brevis*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ars lon•ga vi•ta bre•vis Pronunciation: (ärs lōng'gä wē'tä bre'wis Eng. ärz lông'g&schwa vī't&schwa brē'vis, brev'is, vē't&schwa, ärs), [key] — Latin. Latin. art is long, life is short. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. arsis Ars Nova Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language