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noun
An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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noun
A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression 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 -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French impressionnisme English impressionism From French impressionnisme.
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