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neo·im·pres·sion·ism (-im pres̸h′ən iz′əm)
noun
a late 19th-cent. theory and practice of painting, based on a strict scientific application of impressionist techniques, esp. pointillism
Related Forms:
- neoimpressionist ne′o·im·pres′·sion·ist adjective, noun
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