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noun
A Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: fine arts
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noun
The loss of cultural complexity due to environmental factors and forms of social interaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: cultural anthropology
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History
From neo- + primitivism, taking its name from Aleksandr Shevchenko's book Neo-primitivizm (1913).
