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plein-air definition

plein·-air (plān′er′; Fr ple ner′)

adjective

designating, of, or in the manner of certain schools of French impressionist painting of the late 19th cent., engaged mainly in representing observed effects of outdoor light and atmosphere

Etymology: Fr, lit., open air

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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