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noun
The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: painting
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Synonyms: chromoluminarism
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Support for division of a territory, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English division Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English divisionism From division + -ism.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
