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noun
The use of many small areas of color to construct an image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: art, arts
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Synonyms: pointillage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: genre
noun
a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: school, artistic movement, art movement
History
From French pointillisme, from pointiller (“to dot, to mark with points”), from point (“dot, point”).
Across languages
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