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divisionism

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.
  2. Support for division of a territory, etc.

Equivalents

Españoldivisionismo
Françaisdivisionnisme
Italianodivisionismo
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Examples

“The method, variously called pointillism, divisionism (separated colours) or neoimpressionism, is especially effective in the half-dozen monumental paintings Seurat considered his toiles de lutte (battle-canvases).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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